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Talking birds are birds who can imitate human speech. Talking birds have varying degrees of intelligence and communication capabilities, some, like the crow, a highly intelligent bird, are only able to mimic a few words and phrases, while some budgerigars have been observed to have a vocabulary of almost two thousand words. The Hill Myna is a commonly kept pet, well known for its talking ability – whilst its relative, the European starling is also adept at imitating speech.[1]

Budgerigars

Puck

Only recently has it been discovered that budgerigars are highly intelligent and masters of communication. In 1995 a budgerigar named Puck was credited by Guinness World Records as having the largest vocabulary of any bird, at 1,728 words. [2]

African Grey Parrots

The African Grey Parrots are particularly noted for their cognitive abilities. Some of the most notable African Grey Parrots are Alex, Prudle, and N'kisi.

Alex

Alex had a vocabulary of about 1000 words,[3] but he was one of the most famous birds because of his cognitive abilities. In 2005, World Science reported that Alex understood the concept of zero.[4]

Prudle

Prudle held the Guinness world record for bird with biggest vocabulary for many years with a documented vocabulary of 800 words. [5]

N'kisi

N'kisi is noted for his impressive English usage skills and other abilities. As of January 2004, he had a documented vocabulary of 950 words and shows signs of a sense of humor. N'kisi is believed to be one of the most advanced users of human language in the animal world.[6]

Hill Mynas

Hill Mynas are renowned for their ability to mimic the human voice. Many have claimed that the Hill Myna is the best talking bird and the best mimic in the world.[7]

Crows

Crows have long been considered to be highly intelligent, and top a bird IQ scale.[8]

See also

  • Lyrebird, ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment

References

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2. ^ in Claire Folkard (ed.): Guiness World Records 2004. Guinness World Records Limited, p. 54. ISBN 085112-180-2. 
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Animal communication
ConceptsAnimal training Animal language Animal cognition Bioacoustics Ethology Evolutionary linguistics FOXP2 Origin of language Proto-language
Animal-specificsBird song Talking birds Great ape language (Yerkish)
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758

Orders

About two dozen - see section below

Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Imitation is an advanced behavior whereby an individual observes and replicates another's. The word can be applied in many contexts, ranging from animal training to international politics.
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Corvus
Linnaeus, 1758

Species

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The true crows are large passerine birds that comprise the genus Corvus. Ranging in size from the relatively small pigeon-sized jackdaws (Eurasian and Daurian) to the Common Raven of the
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Bird intelligence deals with the definition of intelligence and its measurement as it applies to birds. Traditionally, birds have been considered inferior in intelligence to mammals, and derogatory terms such as bird brains have been used colloquially in some cultures.
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Melopsittacus
Gould, 1840

Species: M. undulatus

Binomial name
Melopsittacus undulatus
(Shaw, 1805)

The Budgerigar (
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G. religiosa

Binomial name
Gracula religiosa
Linnaeus, 1758

The Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa) (commonly known in the pet trade as the Myna Bird
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S. vulgaris

Binomial name
Sturnus vulgaris
Linnaeus, 1758

Native: yellow, breeding summer visitor; dark green, resident breeding; blue, wintering.

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Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U.S. editions The Guinness Book of World Records
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Psittacus
Linnaeus, 1758

Species: P. erithacus

Binomial name
Psittacus erithacus
Linnaeus, 1758

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Cognition is a diffuse term, used in different ways by different disciplines. In psychology, it refers to an information processing view of an individual's psychological functions.
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Alex (1976 - September 6, 2007[1]) was an African Grey Parrot and the subject of a thirty-year (1977-2007) experiment by animal psychologist Irene Pepperberg, initially at the University of Arizona and later at Harvard and Brandeis University.
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N'kisi is an African Grey Parrot who exhibits apparently advanced English usage skills and other abilities.

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Zero may refer to:

Mathematics

  • 0 (number) is a number and a placeholder symbol in positional notation.
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Writing system: Latin (English variant) 
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Official language of: 53 countries
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G. religiosa

Binomial name
Gracula religiosa
Linnaeus, 1758

The Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa) (commonly known in the pet trade as the Myna Bird
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intelligence quotient or IQ is a score derived from one of several different standardized tests attempting to measure intelligence. IQ tests are used as predictors of educational achievement. People with low IQ scores are sometimes placed in special-needs education.
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Menuridae

Genus: Menura
Latham, 1802

Species
  • Menura novaehollandiae
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A Lyrebird
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Animal communication is any behaviour on the part of one animal that has an effect on the current or future behaviour of another animal. The study of animal communication, sometimes called zoosemiotics
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Animal training refers to teaching animals to perform specific acts in response to specific conditions or stimuli. Training may be for the purpose of companionship, detection, protection, or entertainment.
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Animal language is the modeling of human language in non human animal systems. While the term is widely used, most researchers agree that animal languages are not as complex or expressive as human language.
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Animal cognition, is the title given to a modern approach to the mental capacities of animals. It has developed out of comparative psychology, but has also been strongly influenced by the approach of ethology, behavioral ecology, and evolutionary psychology.
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Bioacoustics is a cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics. Usually it refers to the investigation of sound production, dispersion through elastic media, and reception in animals, including humans.
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Ethology (from Greek: ήθος, ethos, "custom"; and λόγος, logos, "knowledge") is the scientific study of animal behavior, and a branch of zoology.
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Evolutionary linguistics is the scientific study of the origins and development of language. The main challenge in this research is the lack of empirical data: spoken language leaves no traces. This led to an abandonment of the field for many decades[1].
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FOXP2 ("forkhead box P2") is a gene that is implicated in the development of language skills,[1] including grammatical competence.

Introduction

FOXP2 is a member of the large FOX family of transcription factors.
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The origin of language (glottogony) is a topic that has attracted considerable speculation throughout human history. The use of language is one of the most conspicuous and diagnostic traits that distinguish Homo sapiens from other species.
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An absolute proto-language, as defined by linguist Derek Bickerton, is a primitive form of communication lacking:
  • a fully-developed syntax
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Bird songs are certain vocal sounds that birds make. In non-technical use, these are the bird sounds that are melodious to the human ear. In ornithology, bird 'songs' are often distinguished from shorter sounds, which may be termed 'calls'.
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Talking birds are birds who can imitate human speech. Talking birds have varying degrees of intelligence and communication capabilities, some, like the crow, a highly intelligent bird, are only able to mimic a few words and phrases, while some budgerigars have been observed to have
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