Amazing Speech Skills of Parrots / myLot

Daytona Beach, Florida

January 6, 2026 4:38pm CST

Everyone enjoys seeing colorful parrots. People who keep parrots as pets are sometimes unnerved by their sudden squawks and noises they utter. They can be taught to repeat certain phrases and often pick up phrases from things they hear most often. Research done on parrots has revealed that they can solve certain linguistic processing tasks the same as children who are between the ages of 4 and 6. Parrots are also able to understand the concepts between words like "same" and "different," "bigger" and "smaller," and "none" and "numbers." They can understand zero. It is thought that the patterns of parrot speech learning can be useful to develop artificial speech skills in robots. Listen to these talented singers

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@DaddyEvil (168532)

• United States

6 Jan

I watched a YT video a few days ago where a Japanese scientist proved that birds possess their own languages with their own words and grammar.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (94554)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

6 Jan

@DaddyEvil thank you for the link, I will take a look at it,

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@DaddyEvil (168532)

• United States

6 Jan

@RasmaSandra You're welcome. I found it very interesting.

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@dgobucks226 (37411)

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10 Jan

Parrots are really smart creatures and highly social. They appear to form a strong bond to their owners from what I've noticed. And some species can outlive their owners with lifespans of 80-100 years! Wow!

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (94554)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

10 Jan

@dgobucks226 that is interesting if they were not so messy I would consider one we could have sing alongs,

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@dgobucks226 (37411)

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13 Jan

@RasmaSandra Yes, that would be fun. They are messy, good point, lol.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (185978)

• Boise, Idaho

7 Jan

They are something aren't they? Colorful and cheerful too.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (185978)

• Boise, Idaho

9 Jan

@RasmaSandra .......Yes, it would be nice.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (94554)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

7 Jan

@celticeagle would not mind being serenaded

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (322179)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

7 Jan

I knew parrots could talk. This is the first time I heard them sing.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (94554)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

7 Jan

@just4him I would not mind having one and being seranaded

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (322179)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

10 Jan

@RasmaSandra It would be interesting.

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (18053)

• Raurkela, India

7 Jan

I have heard parrots and cockatoo talking as clearly as human beings.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (94554)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

7 Jan

@aninditasen they are very intelligent birds

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (18053)

• Raurkela, India

9 Jan

@RasmaSandra Yes, they are and behave like human beings in their company.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (214557)

• United States

7 Jan

African gray parrots are amazingly intelligent; but they need a lot of attention and stimulation... I'd love to have one; but they are very messy.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (94554)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

7 Jan

@LindaOHio Well, just so I had someone to talk to and I could have a ocnversation I would not mind have one however as you say they are messy and there are other things to consider, Imagine sleeping and suddenly the parrot yelling Wake Up?

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (214557)

• United States

8 Jan

@RasmaSandra lol They are such pretty birds though. They say the grey is very social too...probably would give some kisses! lol

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Amber

@AmbiePam (113337)

• United States

6 Jan

It makes me want a parrot! I was watching a video the other day of a guy who keeps getting concerned visits from the police. His parrot cries like a baby, so neighbors hear the constant cries and think there is no one home with it. He works from home, but he just can’t stop the parrot.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (94554)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

6 Jan

@AmbiePam poor guy wonder what's up with the parrot, He should put on some music and get it to start singing instead of crying,

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youless

@youless (113951)

• Guangzhou, China

7 Jan

I know parrots are very smart. Here in a park, there was a show and the parrots could fly to pick the money when we showed them in our hands. If you held the paper, the parrots would ignore it totally

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (94554)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

7 Jan

@youless they are interesting to see

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snowy

@snowy22315 (203350)

• United States

8 Jan

I have watched a lot of parrot and cockatoo videos on FB. They are pretty interesting. I think watching them imitate people's voices and their laughs are entertaining.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (94554)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

8 Jan

@snowy22315 I would rather watch them than some people,

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Anna

@LadyDuck (493886)

• Italy

7 Jan

Animals have their own language to communicate. Wouldn't it be great to arrive to communicate verbally with animals?

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Anna

@LadyDuck (493886)

• Italy

8 Jan

@RasmaSandra - I sincerely hope it will be possible, but I am sure not early enough to profit of this.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (94554)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

7 Jan

@LadyDuke I think at some time there might be the possibity of communicating with animals,

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (372481)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Jan

That's interesting information about parrots. I know they're noisy.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (94554)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

7 Jan

@JudyEv when I thought about having a parrot, then I also think I will be doing my writing and he will be behind me singing ti can get to you

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Traceyjayne

@Traceyjayne (8164)

• United Kingdom

6 Jan

My friend had a parrot, several years ago ….it never said anything …..ever….

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (94554)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

7 Jan

@Traceyjayne I believe you have to work with the bird things like putting on training tapes and stuff

Marie Coyle

@MarieCoyle (55113)

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7 Jan

Birds can be truly wonderful companions. I raised birds and had them in my home for years, parakeets, finches, cockatiels, parrots, and on and on...they were so much fun. When you said you wanted a pet, I very nearly suggested to you to try to get a bird or two. Parakeets are not expensive at all, and they WILL talk. I had one parakeet live nearly 20 years. He talked all the time, and was so much fun.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (94554)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

7 Jan

@MarieCoyle it is something to take into consideration,

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Marie Coyle

@MarieCoyle (55113)

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7 Jan

@RasmaSandra Parakeets and finches are quiet birds. They twitter a bit now and then but no screeching.