Grey parrot: Difference between revisions

 

African Greys are highly social species and rely on a flock-type structure, even when raised in captivity. Because they are so dependent on the other birds within their flock, much of their speech and vocal ability is acquired through interaction with the humans with whom they reside.<ref>{{cite journal|first=Allison B.|last=Kaufman|first2=Erin N.|last2=Colbert-White|first3=Curt|last3=Burgess|title= Higher-order semantic structures in an African Grey parrot’s vocalizations: evidence from the hyperspace analog to language (HAL) model| journal= Animal Cognition|date=2013| volume=16|issue=1|page=789-801| doi=10.1007/s10071-013-0613-3}}</ref> Both wild and captive parrots have been shown to use contact calls, which allow them to interact with their flock mates and communicate information about their location, detection of predators, availability of food, and safety status. In addition, contact calls are used to form strong social bonds with their flock mates, or in the case of captive greys, with their human house mates. In captivity, African Grey parrots have been shown to display [[communicative competence]], meaning they not only use human language correctly, but also in such a way that is appropriate for the social situation in which they are in. <ref>{{cite journal|last=Colbert-White|first=Erin|last2=Hall|first2=Hannah|last3=Fragazsy|first3=Dorothy|date=2016|title=Variations in an African Grey parrot’s speech patterns following ignored and denied requests|journal=Animal Cognition|language=en|volume=19|pages=459-469|doi=10.1007/s10071-015-0946-1}}</ref>

 

==Intelligence and cognition==