Talking Parrot - Which One Is The Best?

Talking Parrot - Which One Is The Best?

So you want a talking parrot but you're not sure which one is the best, well hopefully this may help you out. African and Timneh Greys are the stars of show as far as talking parrots go. Both are members of the African Grey family. Often the larger bird is known as a Congo African Grey. The Timneh is smaller and has a horn colored upper mandible and it also has maroon tail feathers.

Large Amazons are extremely talkative as well. This also includes the Panama, Blue Fronted, Yellow naped and Double Yellow Headed Amazons as well.

Eclectus and Lories are great talkers as well although they are not well known for their ability to do so. It is a skill that is often overlooked due to their beautiful appearance. Eclectus are quite large birds which sex wise are easy to identify. Males are a green with beautiful yellow beaks where as the females are purple and red.

You should also make sure to learn about care requirements for your chosen bird. Lories for example, need a daily serving of nectar and also a lot of fruit in their diet to ensure their health.

The best talking parrots can generally mimic the different voices of the other members of birds in their family as well. While we have already mentioned the best talkers there are other birds that do have a good vocal vocabulary and you would do well to purchase one of these if you could not locate one of the others.

Parakeets and Conjures have nice clear voices but they are not alone. Budgies also have a nice clear voice as do Cockatoos and Macaws. Be aware how ever that female budgies and female cockatiels will in most cases not talk, unlike their human equivalents!

While we have listed the best talking parrots that in no way means that they will be natural talkers. It takes a lot of time and patience to get your bird to the stage where it will start talking but your best bet by far would be the African Greys or the Amazons.