I thought I had taken a photograph of an extinct bird – a Carolina parakeet. In the spirit of full disclosure, it was not a live bird (Hello! Extinct!) but an unlabeled, stuffed specimen tucked away ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Parrots are not an uncommon bird species — there are about ...
Imagine my excitement when I thought I had taken a photograph of a Carolina parakeet, an extinct bird. In the spirit of full disclosure, it was not a live bird (Hello! Extinct!) but an unlabeled, ...
The Carolina parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis (pictured above), was the only endemic parrot in the United States. It had one of the most northerly ranges of any parrot species, even occurring along ...
Flocks of free-flying non-native parrots can be spotted in several areas of the US. In California alone, there are at least a dozen different species of naturalized parrots. Amazons are thriving in ...
Imagine my excitement when I thought I had taken a photograph of a Carolina parakeet, an extinct bird. In the spirit of full disclosure, it was not a live bird (Hello! Extinct!) but an unlabeled, ...