Talking Parrot

Talking birds are birds that can mimic the speech of humans. There is debate within the scientific community over whether some talking parrots also have some cognitive understanding of the language. Birds have varying degrees of talking ability: some, like the corvids, are able to mimic only a few words and phrases, while some budgerigars have been observed to have a vocabulary of almost 2,000 words. The hill myna, a common pet, is well known for its talking ability and its relative, the European starling, is also adept at mimicry.[1] Wild cockatoos in Australia have been reported to have learned human speech by cultural transmission from ex-captive birds that have integrated into the flock.[2]

Songbirds and parrots are the two groups of birds able to learn and mimic human speech.[5][7] However, it has been found that the mynah bird, part of the starling family, can also be conditioned to learn and create human speech.[8] Pet birds can be taught to speak by their owners by mimicking their voice. If then introduced to wild birds, the wild birds may also mimic the new sounds. This phenomenon has been observed in public parks in Sydney, Australia, where wild parrots utter phrases such as "Hello darling!" and "What's happening?"[5]

Talking Parrot

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The eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus) is a strong talker, although these abilities depend entirely on training from an early age.[9]The Abyssinian lovebird (Agapornis taranta) can talk if trained at an early age; however, they only rarely develop into competent talkers.[10]

Many species of the genus Amazona are talkers, including the yellow-headed parrot (Amazona oratrix), yellow-crowned parrot (Amazona ochrocephala), yellow-naped parrot (Amazona auropalliata), blue-fronted parrot (Amazona aestiva), white-fronted parrot (Amazona albifrons), lilac-crowned amazon (Amazona finschi), orange-winged parrot (Amazona amazonica), Panama amazon (Amazona ochrocephala panamensis) and mealy parrot (Amazona farinosa).[9][11][12][13][14][15][16] They tend to relate sounds to relationships more than grey parrots, thereby outperforming grey parrots in more social environments. As pets, Amazon parrots can be affectionate, entertaining and highly interactive. They form strong bonds with their human caregivers and thrive on regular social interaction. However, they require dedicated care and attention due to their intelligence and need for mental stimulation. Providing a spacious environment, regular exercise, and socialization opportunities are important to their well-being.

The budgerigar, or common parakeet (Melopsittacus undulatus), is a popular talking-bird species because of their potential for large vocabularies, ease of care and well-socialized demeanor.[23] Between 1954 and 1962, a budgerigar named Sparkie Williams held the record for having the largest vocabulary of a talking bird; at his death, he knew 531 words and 383 sentences.[3] In 1995, a budgerigar named Puck was credited by Guinness World Records as having the largest vocabulary of any bird, at 1,728 words.[24]

The Derbyan parakeet (Psittacula derbianais) is an excellent talker. The clarity of their speech has been compared to that of amazon parrots although they may not learn extensive vocabularies.[28]

Hill mynahs (tropical members of the starling family of birds) are renowned for their ability to mimic the human voice. It has been claimed that the hill mynah is the best talking bird and the best mimic in the world.[30]

In the wild, flocks of parrots develop distinct local dialects. Research indicates they use these to distinguish familiar members of their flock from unfamiliar birds of other flocks. Birds respond more to vocalisations that are familiar to their own, and they ostracize individuals that vocalise in a different way. Birds raised in captivity might mimic humans, particularly their owners, to gain acceptance as a member of the family (flock). If they hear a word or phrase repeatedly, they might interpret that as a vocalisation distinct to their flock. They then attempt to make the vocalisation themselves to maintain their membership of that flock. If the parrot gets no response when it squawks a natural parrot vocalisation, but receives attention or food when it mimics human speech, it has an extra incentive to repeat human words and phrases.[43]

Alex, a grey parrot, had a vocabulary of about 100 words, substantially fewer than world record holders,[50] but he is perhaps the best known talking bird due to the publicity surrounding his potential cognitive abilities. In learning to speak, Alex showed scientist Irene Pepperberg that he understood categorization like "same and different" and "bigger and smaller". He could identify objects by their shape ("Three-corner", "Four-corner", up to "Six-corner") and material: when shown a pom-pom or a wooden block, he could answer "Wool" or "Wood" correctly, approximately 80% of the time. Alex could identify the difference between yellow and green same-sized objects by saying "Color" or identify a larger one by naming its color. If asked what the difference was between two identical blue keys, Alex learned to reply, "None" (he pronounced it "Nuh").[51][52][53] Alex died on September 6, 2007.[54]

"N'kisi", another grey parrot, is noted for his impressive English usage skills and other abilities. As of January 2004, he had a documented vocabulary of 950 words. N'kisi is believed to be one of the most advanced users of human language in the animal world.[56]

"Einstein" appeared on many television shows and became famous for his ability to recreate sounds as well as talking. Video clips show him making the sound of a laser beam generator and an evil-sounding laugh. He has been trained by Stephanie White.[57]

African grey parrots, which have been traded on the international market and are considered vulnerable, are commonly kept for companionship and can closely mimic human speech, making them popular pets.

For three days, he and his girlfriend were up early and out late looking for Tiki. They plastered his picture on social media, asking everyone in the neighborhood to keep their eyes peeled for this green parrot.

Based on the version of the program here, I hacked the driver file to make the program think it's hearing nothing. It won't respond to sound, but the parrot will randomly say things, and you can press keys to make it talk.

The hack works perfectly, and I'm seeing that goofy parrot again for the first time in well over a decade. Hopefully somewhere along the line microphone input will be added to Dosbox - but if/until then, its nice to at least have the program running!

Hehe, I have to admit that I too was quite pleased as well hearing that old parrot again. I remember back in the day creating some new graphics an voices for the parrot, but those files are long since gone... don't think I have much left from that old 40MB MFM hard drive ?

Tonight when I start the program it goes through it's normal routines: press ENTER, enter noise level, press ENTER, and the parrot does it's normal greeting. If I don't touch the keyboard, the parrot randomly talks as usual, and if I press ESCAPE, he does his normal thing (says "goodbye", and the program exits).

If I press any key on the keyboard while the program is running, the parrot will say one of it's usual phrases: e.g. "Ouch!", or "Don't touch me!". Then, if I press a key a second time, DOSBox locks up (have to CTRL+F9 to exit DOSBox).

It worked in conjunction with Creative Labs' "Voice Assist" and "Text Assist" utilities, and could start various Windows programs using speech recognition... as well as flying around your screen and talking to you . The old Talking Parrot program simply mimiced what it "hear" in your microphone (with varying pitch changes), and used didgital VOC files for it's preset talking messages.

We have a loud talking parrot. The "hour" parameter is the currenthour time in the range 0..23. We are in trouble if the parrot istalking and the hour is before 7 or after 20. Return True if we are introuble.

We field several phone calls a day regarding parrot availability. Often times, we are asked what talking parrots are available. This is a difficult question to answer for us because nearly ALL parrot species can learn to speak. Parrots as small as Budgies and Parrotlets can amass quite impressive vocabularies. And, of course, the most well-known talkers in the parrot world are African Greys and Amazons.

When someone leaves a deposit on one of our babies or when someone adopts an adult from us, we do the best we can to make sure the bird and the family are getting a good fit. Sometimes, we are met with resistance during this process. There is an alarmingly large number of potential, sometimes current, parrot owners who only have or want a bird because it can speak. This is an issue that we have been trying to combat, but with little luck. One youtube video of a random talking parrot goes viral and then everyone wants that type of parrot, not taking the time to understand anything else about the species. Do we lose business when we tell people they need to consider more than just talking ability? Yes, we do. We could easily tell every person who calls or comes in that the bird they are interested in will be a great talker, take their money, and send them and the bird on their way. But that is just not the way we operate.

These are just some of the more common issues and considerations that we try to educate bird owners about. Every situation is different, so there will certainly be other things to take into account depending on the family and on the particular parrot.