The research, published March 19 in the journal Nature, suggests parrots (and specifically parakeets) could be a model for ...

Several bird species, including mynas, ring-necked parakeets, cockatiels, budgerigars, cockatoos, and eclectus parrots, possess impressive mimicry skills and can imitate human speech. These birds ...

Parrots have long fascinated humans with their ability to mimic our speech, but not many people know how or why parrots talk. Of course, these colorful, intelligent birds don’t speak like people ...