Thinking of adding a splash of color and personality to your home? Parrots make incredible companions, known for their vibrant feathers, charming antics, and sometimes, their ability to chat your ear ...

Brazilian police said yesterday they were probing the outbreak of a lethal virus among some of the last Spix’s macaws, one of the world’s rarest ...

Brazilian police say they are probing the outbreak of a lethal virus among some of the last Spix’s macaws, one of the world’s ...

Brazilian police said Wednesday they were probing the outbreak of a lethal virus among some of the last Spix's macaws, one of the world's rarest birds -- made famous as the blue parrot in the 2011 ...

Rio de Janeiro: The only wild specimens of a rare blue parrot, which were recently returned to their natural habitat, have been diagnosed with an incurable, likely lethal virus, Brazil's government ...

The only wild specimens of a rare blue parrot, which were recently returned to their natural habitat, have been diagnosed with an incurable, likely lethal virus, the Brazilian government said on ...

Yet another barrage of bad luck has struck the last remaining Spix’s macaw in the wild. A significant number of the super-rare, sky-blue parrots have tested positive for a highly contagious and fatal ...

The disease strikes a major blow to a program seeking to return the Spix's macaw -- featured in the 2011 animated film "Rio" -- to its semi-arid natural habitat in northeast Brazil, 25 years after ...