Pet Birds Can Understand Words

Did you know that pet birds can use words properly? They can and it's been proven by many, many pet bird owners worldwide. There is even scientific research that proves they understand words and can use them meaningfully.

Your pet birds can use words properly if you spend the time and give them the attention to allow them to learn the right context and meaning of the word. To do this, say the same phrase each time you do a certain action. When you come home, say hello to the bird. When you depart, say goodbye to your pet bird. When you prepare the bird for bedtime, say goodnight to your feathered friend.

Pet birds can use words properly to higher levels. Once they understand what the words mean, they will use them intelligently in conversation. An example is a female sun conure that knew hello and goodbye and what the meaning of each was. The little bird loves to ride in the car with her owner. As her human go ready to leave for an important business meeting, the sun conure began to say "hello", meaning she wanted to go in the car with her owner.

Her owner explained she couldn't go but she continued to say "hello" and flutter her wings in her motion that meant she wanted something. About the time the owner picked up her car keys to leave, the little conure very sadly said "goodbye" to her owner. Of course, immediately upon return, the owner took the parrot for a ride in the car! The bird knew exactly what she was saying and expressed her desires to her human.

Alex, an African Grey is proof that pet birds can use words properly. This parrot, raised in a research lab but very tame and well-loved by the staff is used to study how much a parrot can learn. He's a talented talker and has learned some very complex concepts. He can name colors when an object is shown to him, count objects up to six after which he just says they are "many", identify shapes, tell what is different about one object in a group whether it is shape, size or color.

He requests the foods he wants and clearly communicates his wants and needs to those around him. He even asks for the toy he wants to play with by name. He has made up words of his own for certain things but he clearly communicates with people to have his desires met.