An Amazonian bird turned out to be five distinct species; two of them were previously unknown to the scientific community.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A vivid red-crowned Amazon parrot (Amazona viridigenalis) perched on a leafy branch, surrounded by lush green tropical vegetation.

Amazon parrots are the birds found in Neotropical Americas, they are mostly green in colour with contrasting body parts such as yellow, blue, yellow or red and have curved beaks and short, blunt tails ...

Colombian law demands that, after rehabilitation, trafficked wildlife must be released in their original home range. But that is often difficult to determine. Researchers sequenced the DNA of Colombia ...

A vivid red-crowned Amazon parrot (Amazona viridigenalis) perched on a leafy branch, surrounded by lush green tropical vegetation. The parrot’s striking red forehead, emerald green feathers© Nathaniel ...