Curiously, despite their similar beaks, these grosbeak bird species aren’t all related. Pine grosbeaks are fancy finches, while the evening, rose-breasted, black-headed and blue grosbeaks are ...

or pets singing songs and mimicking vulgarities from a cage. They’re hundreds of species that live wild and free on nearly every continent, an entire cast of noisy and colorful birds that ...

The global bird trade is driven not only by the popularity of birds as pets, but also by poor regulation and enforcement, as well as poverty in many of the countries where desired species live. While ...