The threat from the volcano further endangered one of the island's native birds, the St. Vincent Parrot, which has a population of as little as 500, according to the zoo.

The yellow-crowned Amazon parrot, or Amazona ochrocephala, has a life expectancy of 60 to 80 years and is native to South America, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, according to zoo officials.

The San Francisco Zoo and Gardens recently announced the arrival of 12-week-old yellow-crowned Amazon parrot chicks, who will stay behind the scenes at the California zoo until they are older ...

A parrot at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is learning how to paint. UPI reports how Echo—who is of the African grey parrot species—is being trained how to take brush to paper by the zoo’s ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Three parrot chicks that were being smuggled into the U.S. were rescued and have a new home at the San Francisco Zoo and Gardens. The yellow-crowned Amazon parrots were 10 ...