The VASA Parrot Project

08/20/2023

Vasas bond closely with their people

08/10/2021

I want to link files to this page (PDFs) is there a way to do that?

03/23/2021

The genetics supports two subspecies previously proposed through morphology. And some small populations of birds show poor genetic diversity and low resilience to changing environmental conditions.

03/22/2021

CORRIENTES, Argentina — Rare young macaws, born for the first time in Argentina's wilderness after they went extinct 150 years ago, are now learning to fly under the watchful eye of their parents

02/13/2021

The adorable chick hatched at Midway Atoll on Monday.

01/28/2021

With the body of a parrot and the head of a vulture, the Dracula parrot is unnerving and beautiful all at once.

01/24/2021

One of Australia's most vulnerable bird species is under growing threat from development, partly because it's extremely picky about where it raises its young.

01/05/2021

Watch as birds solve puzzles and challenge our basic notions of intelligence.

01/04/2021

By four months of age the cognitive performance of ravens in experimental tasks testing their understanding of the physical world and how they interact with other ravens may be similar to those of adult great apes, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.

12/19/2020

https://lafeber.com/pet-birds/species/vasa-parrot/

Vasa parrots are considered relatively quiet.

You might think you know what a vasa parrot is, but do you? Learn about vasa parrot characteristics, behavior, care needs, food and more.

12/19/2020

Some of you are following founder Lise Madson personal page for updates on the Vasa Parrot Project, but we will be posting here as well.

We are working to try to estimate the number of Vasa parrots in the USA. Please take the survey.

We will be posting Vasa articles and research here and to the files section of the page.

Lise Madson will be adding stories about Vasas from interviews with owners, breeders and experts.

Look for the story of Grover, Lise’s Vasa coming soon!