In fact, genetic analysis shows that all of Europe’s ring-necked parakeets descend from a subspecies of the bird found across the Indian subcontinent. They probably arrived as pets. In the UK ...

OK, sure, maybe Rio is a pet Indian Ringneck parrot and not a world-famous actor or pop star, but this funny blue bird is an A-lister in my heart! I'm really not just saying that, either: Rio has a ...

It's hard to miss acid-green arrows screaming through a grey British sky. Ear-splitting and eye-watering, the long tails and bright colours of ring-necked parakeets are becoming more familiar across ...

The Indian Ring-necked Parrot was ready for his big moment ... If you do spend quality time with them, they can be good, tame pets. They aren’t the best pets for children, however.