African greys are the smartest in the parrot world and cna be dead-on mimickers. Knew one in a pet store who could do a smoker’s hack complete with neck jerks. Customers would go up to the staff and inform them “I think your parrot is sick”. If the cash register makes any repetitive noises, the greys will often mick that - or the phone ringing or the bell that’s used for the kitchen timer.
Many of them are frankly bored being in a cage most of the day so they pick up on any sound they think makes you stop and give attention because they think if they learn the noise, you’ll stop whatever you’re doing and come to them! I knew a grey who mimicked a dot matrix printer. They had to sell him.
My daughter loves birds, and has her two parakeets. Birds are great pets, but messy.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tRsfOGJ5lZg
The thing about parrots is their like children. They’re not parakeets or canaries you just can forget about. They need attention or they can start pulling their own feathers from stress.
Here’s one Cockatoo these people adopted for rescue, after living with a couple who got a divorce.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcFEA0vSwgQ
His breast area is bald from feather-pulling.
Never heard of this yodel.
Guess i need to watch TV?
I had a parrot and who got chirpeez . . . It was a canarial disease that had no known tweetment.