Though they are not native to the UK, ring-necked parakeets are now so numerous here that they qualify as a common British bird. So how did this happen? Tales of how parakeets arrived in the UK ...

Many parakeet species can be loud ... with chirps and tweets that won’t startle anyone. These birds are loved for their beautiful colors, but there are also many other reasons to keep them.

Parakeets come in a variety of colors, but it’s usually a combination ... As parrots, both are clever little birds popularly kept as pets. That’s about where the similarities end.