Yes, parrots are remarkably successful island dwellers, with species found on thousands of islands across the Caribbean, the South Pacific, and the Indian Ocean. In fact, island evolution has produced some of the world's most unique parrots, such as the Imperial Amazon of Dominica and the flightless Kakapo of New Zealand. However, island parrot populations are particularly vulnerable to ecological shifts; because they often evolve in isolation without natural predators, the introduction of rats or cats by humans can be catastrophic. In 2026, many island-specific parrots, like the Puerto Rican Parrot, are the focus of intense conservation efforts to prevent extinction due to habitat loss and increasingly severe hurricane seasons that can wipe out entire local populations in a single afternoon.