As pet parrots spend countless hours locked securely in their cages, they need fun things to do. Swings are a favorite way to pass the time, offering birds health benefits […]

Parrots are lauded for their intelligence, but this doesn’t mean they’ll always behave with calm rationality. Parrots are emotional animals that can experience significant mood swings. Hormones are usually responsible […]

Quaker parrots (Myiopsitta monachus) are communicative pet birds that bond strongly with their owners. Part of this attachment involves the parrot imitating human speech to please its owner. Quaker parrots […]

For centuries, we have been fascinated with the remarkable ability of certain species of parrots to accurately mimic human speech, often saying words and phrases with skillful precision. This extraordinary […]

Many avian enthusiasts are fascinated by flight. Indeed, an enchantment with this breathtaking phenomenon often converts bird fanciers in the first place. Similarly, the question of how parrots and other […]

Parrots take care of their offspring throughout their early developmental stages. Like humans and other large primates, most parrots are a K-strategist species. For this reason, they have a low […]

Wild parrots live in territories populated by humans. While owning most parrot species is legal, the bird must have been hatched and raised in captivity. It’s illegal to capture and […]

All parrots are part of the taxonomic order Psittaciformes. To qualify as a parrot, birds must have a hookbill and zygodactyl feet – 4 toes, 2 pointing forward and 2 […]

Birds are the only animal that can imitate human speech. Only a few talking birds exist (like parrots, starlings, and ravens), but they can speak due to their advanced brain […]

Mirrors and other reflective surfaces fascinate parrots. Seeing a parrot admiring its reflection and singing to it cheerily is fun. That said, mirrors can cause confusion and distress for pet […]

Parrots are among the world’s most colorful and eye-catching bird species. Psittaciformes have bright and vibrant feathers, which are part of their evolution and fundamental to survival. According to Current […]

Parrots’ intelligence, memory, and vocal skills rank them above many other clever animals. You may even see them as smarter than cats or dogs. This is a hotly-debated topic because […]