Parrots are not just mimicking words—they use proper names like humans to identify individuals

Like many animals, parrots make sounds that suggest they are talking with each other, maybe even calling out to a specific ...
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Study: Parrots use name-like calls to identify individuals in a flock

Somewhere in the sun-scorched grasslands of Venezuela, a green-rumped parrotlet lands at the entrance of a wooden nest box ...
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Parrot Learning His Colors Is Truly Remarkable to Watch

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "How do you teach a bird his colors? Very slowly! As requested, here's a longer version of Louie's training session where we went ...
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What Does Polly Say? Species Differences In Vocal Learning By Parrots Revealed By Citizen Scientists

A very interesting study was just published that finds many parrots use words in appropriate contexts. This study, based on an analysis of almost 900 companion parrots as reported by a flock of ...
WESH

The Science of It: Learning about parrots

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What does Polly say? Community science data reveal species differences in vocal learning by parrots

While most animals don’t learn their vocalizations, everyone knows that parrots do – they are excellent mimics of human speech. But how large is the vocabulary of different parrot species? Do males ...