a red parrot staring directly into the camera on a black background

Have Parrots Become Too Popular for Their Own Good?

They sing, dance, and steal our hearts. They’re so beloved as pets that international traffickers are now stealing them from the wild.

A female eclectus parrot casts a quizzical look at the camera. Although most male birds are flashier than their female counterparts, the female eclectus flaunts cherry red plumage and the male wears more subdued green.
PHOTOGRAPHED AT PALM BEACH ZOO, FLORIDA
This story appears in the June 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine.
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