Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 1:50 
We might take them for granted, but galahs could be potential tourist attractions. Photo: David Cook
Australia should forget beaches and bikini-clad models as tourist drawcards, and promote the country as a land of parrots to rival the Amazon, a leading tourism expert says.
Monday, April 18, 2011 at 3:10 
The palm cockatoo, a large species of parrot from Papua New Guinea and Australia, has been dethroned as the common ancestor of the cockatoo family by a new genetic study that has redrawn the family's evolutionary history. Photo: lil moe72SYDNEY: In a study that could dissuade breeders from illegally smuggling parrot eggs, the DNA code of the cockatoo mitochondrial genome has been pieced together, revealing the surprising evolutionary history of these large, native Australasian birds.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 8:34 
Never judge a cockatoo by its colour, say researchers. Image by sunphloSome black cockatoos are more closely related to white cockatoos than we think, according to a new genetic study by Australian researchers.
Callocephalon fimbriatum - Gang-gang Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus banksii - Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus baudinii - Baudin Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus funereus - Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus latirostris - Carnaby's Cockatoo, Eolophus roseicapilla - Galah, Probosciger aterrimus - Palm Cockatoo | in Research Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 10:47 
Mitred Conure taking a closer look at Miami Springs, FL
PARROTS could hold the key to improving human eyesight, according to University of WA professor David Hunt.
Monday, January 11, 2010 at 11:27 
Birds from Hopetoun and Munglinup will be examined today to see what caused their deaths.
The Department of Environment and Conservation has not ruled out poison as the cause of death of more than 190 birds on the South Coast.
