AboutRev. Dr. S.August Abbott Expertise Certified Avian Specialist; Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council member; Own animal rescue org; National Wildlife habitat #66378; bird care, nutrition & behavior consultant; International Assoc. of Animal Behavior Consultants Associate; National Wildlife Federation Leaders Club member; published bird care, info and behavior articles and guides.
Ongoing education in exotic bird behavior and nutrition
I can answer behavioral, nutritional, environmental, characteristic/personality questions as well as general health and health care.
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Experience Certified Avian Specialist.
For more than 30 years I've worked with veterinarians, protective facilities, nature centers, preserves and on my own in providing care and education with regard to multiple animal species, including raptors (hawks, kestrals, owls, etc) and marsupials. In recent years I've focused on parrots, usually rescued from abusive or less than ideal situations and helping educate owners as to proper care. Expert in behavior studies and modification of problem behavior.
Organizations 4AnimalCare is the organization I run as an animal ministry; World Wildlife Association, Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, National Wildlife Federation Leaders Club and more
Publications Bird Talk Magazine articles about rescued and problem macaws.
Education/Credentials Doctorate, Ordained Minister
Question QUESTION: Which is the most intelligent parrots species, which can talk & understand what it is speaking & it can grasp words easily?
ANSWER: There are quite a few very smart, talkative parrots. Perhaps the best known are African Greys
Then, in no specific order, Amazons, Conures, Pionus, Eclectus, and one of the most compact, but usually excellent talkers are (male) cockatiels.
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QUESTION: I am thinking to get a Macaw parrot, which one should i go for? I mean by different species in macaw family like scarlet macaw & so on? I Actually wanted to get a large size parrot which is very good at talking & intelligent other than African Greys.
Thank you for the previous reply
Regards,
HITEN
Answer My specialty is macaws - and I'm afraid you'll be terribly disappointed in their speaking ability.
While they can make words, they aren't much for making sentences and most of them sound like they're talking into a toilet bowl when they speak.
Macaws also have the most powerful beak of all birds, which means just one little mistake and it can be very, very painful. Macaws are not the best bird to have around children under 12, just in case there's any in your life.
Macaws can be rather moody and once they strike out, it's very easy for an owner to become afraid. Like I said, the beak is formidable and easily cracks Brazil nuts!
Sadly, once an owner is afraid, macaws often become cage-bound. The less the bird is handled, the less friendly it becomes. Eventually, it starts screaming along with biting and a macaw voice can be heard up to 8 miles (more than 16 km's) away in the right circumstances.
Even in a neighborhood, my macaws are clearly heard THREE full blocks away. Clearly. As if they were right in the back yard.
Macaws are not ideal for first time bird owners. They are one of the most commonly abandoned and given up birds that I see in rescue.
You can learn more here www.4AnimalCare.org
If you really insist on going this direction, a Blue&Gold macaw is a good personality and some of them, depending on the individual, can make quite a few words. They are nothing like an African Grey, or even a little (male) cockatiel, but with a lot of work you can get some words out of them.
