Birds are slept on as pets. Everyone wants a cat or a dog. Kids beg their parents for hamsters all the time. You know what you never hear? "Mommy, can I pretty please get an Indian Ringneck Parakeet?" ...

We've never heard a voice as sweet as this one — Rumi is a star! Sure, he's also an Indian Ring-necked Parakeet and not a renowned opera singer. But you could've had us fooled! In fact, lots of people ...

For the first time, female dark-eyed juncos have been found to burst into song in the wild. Although many female tropical birds sing, singing females are rare among northern, temperate songbirds.