The parakeets commonly kept as pets could offer fresh clues about vocal learning and potential treatments for speech ...

Recordings of brain activity in budgerigars reveal sets of brain cells that represent different sounds like keys on a ...

Parakeet brains and their ability to mimic human talking could help people suffering from speech disorders, according to a ...

The research, published March 19 in the journal Nature, suggests parrots (and specifically parakeets) could be a model for ...

These birds have neurons that are activated when they produce specific vocalizations, similar to how neurons are activated in humans, though in a different region ...

Pet birds such as Budgies and Cockatiel are gentle and friendly, making them great choices for those with limited bird experience.

A new study explains how a parakeet's brain helps it to mimic human words. By recording for the first time the brain activity ...

"Incredibly flexible" spoken language is produced through delicate patterns in the human brain, the researchers say. To determine whether the patterns are unique to humans, the research team performed ...

Residents have been sending in pictures of mysterious exotic birds that continuously appear in their back gardens.

Photos of neon-feathered beauties beckon customers through the double doors of My First Bird. Nestled in the corner of a ...