The parakeet is reported to live for up to 30 years in captivity. Experts say they ideally prefer wooded areas as forests and orchards are their natural habitat. In a first in the district, a group of ...

Lured in by beer cans and a crowd, a precious pet Alexandrine parrot has been found safe, 31 kilometres from where she had disappeared six days earlier.

Don't miss out on the headlines from SA News. Followed categories will be added to My News. The state government says Alexandrine parakeets, native to southern Asia, can be kept as pets but must never ...

With the Alexandrine parakeet breeding season kicking in, conservationists and bird lovers are an anxious lot as they fear that smugglers will start collecting baby parakeets from their nests. A ...

More than 50 Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria) chicks kept for sale were rescued on Sunday by the wildlife (headquarters) ranger from Santhome, Royapuram and Old Moore Market area.

There is a renewed call to find a pair of escaped Alexandrine parakeets - because the cute feathered ferals pose a serious biosecurity risk. The state government says Alexandrine parakeets, native to ...