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The ability to mimic sounds is one of the things that makes parrots so popular, but the skill and ability of mimicry isn’t found equally in all parrots. With patience and work, many parrot species can utter a few words or phrases, but if you’re really looking for the gift of gab, be sure to choose a yellow-naped or double-yellow-headed Amazon parrot or an African grey parrot, species especially known for their speaking ability. Even then, you can’t be sure you’re getting a bird who will talk unless he was talking when you bought him. (The same thing, incidentally, goes for the singing skill of canaries. Make sure you hear singing before you buy, if that’s what’s important to you.)

For tips on teaching a bird to talk, see Chapter 7. Chapter 12 is the place to go for hints about how to coax your bird to be quiet for a while!

What do you call a group of parrots? A pandemonium, of course! They’re sometimes also referred to as a company of parrots.