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Do parrots just mimic or do they put things together2007-11-24 17:19:20Answers:

They do both, depending especially on the breed of bird. One of the birds I own is an african grey. They are known as the "Einsteins" of the bird world. It is said that they have the intelleigence of a 5 year old and the emotions of a 2 year old. I totally believe that. Not only does my bird mimic EVERYTHING, but he DOES know what he is talking about. For instance, he used to call the cat, "here kitty kitty" to get the cat to come over so he could bite its tail. When it is bed time he says " time to go night night" In the mornings, when I get up and go in to make coffe he says " good morning". There are many many other examples, but I am sure he knows what he is talking about a good percentage of the time.

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i think they do both

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I saw this parrot on tv once and it could do simple arithmatic. He was given little crackers and they took some away and added some and he was able to say how many were there. It wasn't a circus or anything, it was some scientist who was figuring out how smart parrots are.

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They just mimic.

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With speech sounds, they're mimics. They are relatively smart birds with some capacity for inference and synthesis.

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My grandmas parrot would ask for ice cream when he would see us eating and wouldn't stop until he got some or the blanket was thrown over its cage.

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i must do both at different points whenever they hear something, maybe relate ir to something else in their brain. if it is a african grey then they definalty remember things very well in detail and can reconstruct a whole event will just sounds and speak a different language if u teach them of course!! birds r cool.

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Im pretty sure they just mimic, i dunno if they are inteligent enough to work out when and in what context, the "sound" he has learnt should be used

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A lot of people believe they just mimic but Eileen pepperburg proved that they speak in context. My own blue fronted amazon can put things together. For example. The words "something nice" mean a treat, something which is not seedmix. any treats get put into a spare pot in his cage which we call his "nicey pot". He also knows and understands the word "quickly". He hears me say it to the dogs and to him when I need to place my hands inside his cage and want him to move up to his roosting perch (he can be aggressive when hormonal so has been trained to go up on the perch).