African Grey Parrot
The African Grey parrot is about 12 inches/30 cm long (Congo African Grey Parrot) which is native of course to Africa. It is predominantly grey in color, with accents of white and red on its tail depending on the sub-species. The African Grey parrot feeds primarily on nuts and fruits, with leafy matter as supplements.
African Grey Parrot Is Intelligent
The African Grey parrot is one of the most intelligent birds, with the best tonal quality and pronunciation among all talking parrots, which makes it a very popular pet among parrot lovers. Because of its quality, an African Grey parrot commands a higher price in the pet bird market.
Research conducted on captive parrots, including the famous Alex the African Grey Parrot, suggests that parrots are capable of understanding the meanings to each human word, to some extent at least. There is little doubt that African Grey parrots, Macaws, and Cockatoos are highly intelligent as compared to other birds.
Price of Young African Grey Parrot
A hand-fed African Grey parrot from the age of 3 to 6 months makes a perfect candidate for a talking pet parrot and is much sought after. Such a young African Grey parrot can command a price of between $700 and $2,000. Being young, they adapt quickly to training and mimicking of sounds. An adult African Grey parrot however, especially one that is caught in the wild, takes longer to train.
While African Grey parrot owners get very stimulated when their parrots make progress and start mimicking sounds, the African Grey parrot itself gets bored easily, so continuous training over a long period of time is not recommended. An African Grey parrot should be provided with stimulating toys to play with and interaction with its owner, for wholesome development.
