Famous for their remarkable ability to mimic human speech, the African grey parrot is now facing a grim future. Their existence in the wild is threatened as poachers illegally traffic them to ...

They do this in place of the specialized familial flock calls they would have in the wild. African Grey Parrots kept in large groups in captivity form their own “language” of calls.

The population of wild African Grey Parrots once numbered in the millions, but has now plummeted to around 100,000. In some countries, such as Togo and Ghana, the species is already considered ...

In 2016, in response to increasing threats to the African grey parrot from the international pet trade and habitat loss in West and Central Africa, parties to the Convention on International Trade in ...

Brainy birds: African Grey Parrots are so intelligent they can solve problems like a 4- to 6-year-old child. They can even create new words for things they've never seen. Sharing is caring ...

Many of these birds have been captured from the wild, torn from their natural habitats in West Africa and subjected to the stress and trauma of captivity. African grey parrots are Africa’s ...

To continue selling birds abroad, breeders must now prove to CITES inspectors that their African grays are raised in captivity, not caught in the wild. Most captive-born chicks have a permanent ID ...

A "depressed" parrot that refused to talk when its owner died has started swearing after finding a new home, the RSPCA said. Jesse, an African grey parrot, was taken to Ashley Heath Animal Centre ...