In the study, researchers observed both wild monk parakeets in Argentina and captive ones in Florida to test several common but largely untested assumptions about
parrot sociality.
A new study — the first to quantify the social lives of parrots using social network analysis — provides intriguing new insights into
parrot sociality revealing a sophisticated social structure with layers of relationships and complex interactions.
Because parrots are often observed flying in pairs in the wild, one assumption is that
parrot sociality revolves around the pair bond.