Parakeets are a type of small parrot. The most popular type of parakeet is the common parakeet. Learn more about parakeet behavior, personality, and how to keep one as a pet.

Parrotlet and parakeets are two adorable little birds of the parrot family are both kept as family pets. They are the two ...

Personality. Parakeets and parrotlets are worlds apart when it comes to personality. As parrots, both are clever little birds popularly kept as pets.That’s about where the similarities end.

Pet birds take commitment and time, which is why they end up in shelters soon after being adopted. Many new bird owners don’t understand the time that birds need from their owners.

"Birds make great pets, but it's important that you have plenty of time for them," she said. "Each one has its own personality, and they really want to hang out with you as much as possible.

They might look like lost pets, but they're not. Feral monk parakeets have taken up residence in parts of New England over the years. Find out how.

Former pet parrots breeding and thriving in 23 U.S. states. The monk parakeet is one of 25 tropical parrot species that have gone from pet to wild animal across 23 U.S. states.