The bright green and red parakeet now known as Billy once soared with the rest of the wild parrots of San Francisco. The 300-some birds are a natural wonder of the city, heard squawking over Telegraph ...

Julie Buckner, a volunteer based in San Francisco’s Glen Park neighborhood, says she’s been working with the wild parrots for about seven years, caring for five of the non-releasable birds ...

Last year, San Franciscans voted the wild parrot in as its official animal, charmed by the flocks that likely resulted from pet store escapees (another theory is that a truck carrying parrots ...

What Are They? The wild parrots in and around San Francisco are called cherry-headed conures. At one point, a mitred conure joined the flock and bred with the cherry heads. Now the flock is dotted ...

Sea lions and wild parrots. You are what you read. Reveal your 2024 reader type with Newsprint. The race? To be named San Francisco’s unofficial city animal in a poll by the San Francisco Chronicle.

The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill tells the true story of a bohemian St. Francis in San Francisco and his remarkable relationship with a flock of wild red and green parrots.

The remastered film "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill" is now back on the big screen. The film is currently playing at The Roxie in San Francisco until Tuesday, January 30, before moving to ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The wild parrots that call San Francisco home have become a given of city life, squawking their way to their favorite spots, delighting tourists. The famous flock is now about 300 ...

Tensions are boiling over in a tight-knit community of volunteers who care for San Francisco’s wild parrots.

Parrots won over sea lions by a slim margin. Wild parrots originally came to the city as exotic pets decades ago. There are reportedly between 200-300 wild parrots living in San Francisco today.