Having lived in the “outdoor aviary” of Los Angeles County nearly all his life, Garrett learned early on that non-native (“exotic”) bird species were a real and growing part of the region ...

The showy bird, with a streaming black tail, flaming orange beak and a mating dance exotic even by Miami standards, lives in Sub-Saharan Africa but can be easily purchased online for less than $100.

The bird, named Baby, is a 3-month-old Congo African parrot with distinctive red feathers on its tail. It was being raised inside Omar's Exotic Birds, along with many other birds getting ready to ...

The 23-year-old should live another six decades. The Bird House and More also breeds exotic birds and offers a rescue and re-homing program.