African Grey Parrot
Psittacus erithacus
They African Grey parrot gets its name from its slate gray feathers. It has a very striking crimson tail and yellow eyes. Its black beak is hooked like most parrots and is extremely powerful.
African Grey Parrot
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
In general, parrots have large heads and powerfully hooked bills. Many are noisy and vividly colored with two toes pointing backwards.
African Grey Parrot
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African Grey Parrots are very intelligent, sensitive, loving creatures known for their ability to mimic speech. They hold the title of best mimics, although their shy temperament isn´t much given to exhibition.
African Grey Parrots have been known to have vocabularies of well over 200 words. In one case a bird named "Prudle", a male African Grey, is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as having a vocabulary of over 1000 words.
African Grey Parrots
There are not many parrot species living in Africa. This might be due to the aridness of many regions and the lack of fruit-bearing trees. The African grey parrot is one of the few African parrot species.
African Grey Parrots (Psittacus erithacus) are endemic to primary and secondary rainforest of West and Central Africa. They have the reputation for being amongst the most intelligent of all birds.
The African Grey Parrot
Australia is known for many large and colourful native parrot species but in recent years bird fanciers have imported other varieties from overseas, especially African and South American species.
African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
The African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) is famous for its intelligence and ability to mimic human speech, making it one of the most... More 18 Images 2 Videos ...
African Grey Parrots: African Grey parrots are well known for their vast vocabularies, understanding capacity, cognitive skills, the clarity of their speech.
Some birds, such as African Grey Parrots, are especially prone to low calcium levels (hypocalcemia) if they have insufficient vitamin D as a result of not having adequate exposure to full spectrum lighting.
While parrots have the distinction of being able to mimic human speech, studies with the African Grey Parrot have shown that some are able to associate words with their meanings and form simple sentences (see Alex and N'kisi).
A Little Bird Told Me: Many species can imitate human speech or other sounds, and at least one researcher, Irene Pepperberg, has made controversial claims for the learning ability of one species; an African Grey Parrot named Alex has been trained ...
Gray Parrot Psittacus erithacus
Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Grey Parrot, African Grey Parrot, African Gray Parrot
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors ...
of the most intelligent of all the bird species, mainly in the sense that parrots are able to replicate (mimic) the noises made around them. Some parrots are able to mimic modern sounds and human voices to almost perfection. One African grey parrot ...
Over 150 parrot species are kept in Britain, many in populations only in single figures; and although many, like the macaws, breed well, others like the African grey parrot are dreadfully difficult to breed.
 See also: Parrot, Macaw, Parakeet, Cockatoo, Lovebird
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