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 ...
The African Gray Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) is a very talkative, intelligent, and sensitive bird. It may be the best talker of all the birds, easily learning hundreds of words and other sounds.
The African gray parrot is monogamous, nesting solitarily in a tree with a hole for her eggs.
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One defense mechanism is fluffing up to look larger and biting.
African Gray Parrot
The African Gray Parrot is an intelligent, talkative bird.
African Penguin
A small penguin from off the coast of southern Africa.
African gray parrot (Psittacus erithacus): Despite a large range, this forest parrot is disappearing from many areas due to capture for the cage bird trade and forest cutting. By saving gorilla habitat, we protect these and many other animals.
The best mimics are the African gray parrots, Psittacus erithacus, and the Amazons, genus Amazona. In size parrots range from the 31/2-in. (8.7-cm) pygmy parrot of the South Pacific to the 40-in.
Recommended Book: (Ratings 5 out of 5): Keeping African Gray Parrots and For the Love of Greys ... For other books on African Greys: africangreyparrots.htm. ... Please also visit the General Parrot Books webpage.
Reptiles: Rock Python, Nile Crocodile, Mambas (several species of poisonous snakes)
Birds: Gray Parrot, Crowned Eagle
Primates: Chimpanzees, Bonobos, Gorillas, Mandrills, Baboons, Colobus Monkeys, Bush Babies
Fish: Tiger Fish
Insect: Termite ...
Some birds can imitate many nonavian sounds, including human speech. The male African gray parrot (Psittacus erithacus) is the most accomplished user of human speech in the animal world; this rain forest-dweller is an uncanny mimic.
African Grey Parrots: African Grey parrots are well known for their vast vocabularies, understanding capacity, cognitive skills, the clarity of their speech. Teaching a parrot how to talk seems to be an easy task when it comes to African Gray parrots ...
The best of mimics are the African gray parrot and the Amazons . The parrots size ranges from three and a half inch pygmy parrot found in the South Pacific to the 40 in.
Sometimes the wings of such birds are clipped, but many people keep flighted pet parrots. Some parrots species including cockatoos, amazon parrots, african gray parrots and the larger macaws have very long life-spans of up to 80 years.
 See also: Parrot, Macaw, Parakeet, Lovebird, Cockatoo
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