A Female Yellow-Headed Amazon Parrot Escaped from Captivity in Germany in 1984. A Year Later, a Male Parrot Followed, and Those Two Have Established a Population of 60 Birds, Making Them the Biggest Wild Population of Parrots in Europe.
There are about 398 species of parrots known to man. While they are mostly found in tropical and subtropical areas, many of them are raised in captivity in colder regions. But did you know that the biggest group of parrots in Europe can be found in Stuttgart, Germany? A single yellow-headed Amazone escaped from captivity […]