Scientists studied centuries-old bird feathers from an ancient tomb on the coast, and then traced the origins back to the ...

The team suspected that “these birds were wild-caught in the rainforest, transported alive across the Andes, and kept in ...

The team believes that humans living in Pachacamac captured several species of Amazonian macaw parrots that were native to ...

Centuries before the rise of the Inca Empire, a much smaller kingdom on the central coast of Peru already had a sophisticated ...

Experts say parrots were prized for their vibrant feathers, which held deep cultural value in pre-Hispanic societies.

Excavations on Peru's coast reveal pre-Inca parrot husbandry, radiocarbon-dated to 1100-1450, and long-distance transport ...

New analysis of ancient parrot DNA has revealed that vibrant Amazonian parrots were transported alive across the Andes to ...

A new study shows that parrots and Amazon macaws were traded across the Andes for elite feather ornaments long before the ...

Ancient DNA and other clues from feathers found in modern Peru hint that the ancient Ychsma culture imported birds from the ...

Ancient DNA reveals pre-Inca societies transported live Amazonian parrots across the formidable Andes mountains.