Parrots are so adept at mimicking people that the avian moniker has become synonymous with repetition. Yet for as long as we’ve known about the birds’ incredible ability for impressions, how they ...

These feathered friends have big vocabularies!

There aren't many pets that can literally talk back to you—well, at least not in a language you'd understand. However, parrots are a clear exception. These intelligent talking birds are among some of ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A man I used to know taught his budgerigar to flatter him, then sat for hours listening to the little brown-noser. “You’re a top bloke, ...

While budgies and parrots might be known for their powers of speech, this particular bird takes his grasp of English to a whole new level. In fact Disco the budgie – one of the stars of the BBC’s new ...

The ability of parrots to mimic human speech has long fascinated people, but a new study reveals that their gift of gab goes ...

Over the past 50 years since monk parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus) first arrived in Europe from South America, the invasive species has spread throughout the continent and developed distinct dialects ...

It’s the typical immigrant story: A family arrives in Brooklyn searching for a better life. They settle down, feather a nest and raise their young. For one group of immigrants that settled in Sunset ...

If you’d tuned into the BBC on this day in 1958, you’d have come across something quite remarkable - Sparkie the talking budgie. But if, like my own childhood pet budgies, yours didn’t utter a dicky ...