African grey parrots are one of the most popular species kept as companions parrots worldwide. Many behaviors we see with our pet African grey parrots are genetically programmed for survival just like their wild cousins. Being domestically raised and living with humans will not change something that is instinctual, but they may...

Lisa A Bono, CPBC has been involved in aviculture over the past three and a half decades and has been a caregiver to numerous species of parrots during that time. In early 1990, Bono founded the Sussex County Exotic Bird Club in North Jersey, and shortly thereafter, acquired her first African grey parrot, a wild caught Timneh....

Common Name: The Congo African Grey(Psittacus erithacus erithacus) being the nominate and most popular species. Other common names include: Congo, Cameroon, and Ghana. All the same species, but coming from different regions of Africa, and the ONLY difference in appearance would be slightly larger in size and lighter in color....

Common Name: The Timneh African Grey (Psittacus erithacus timneh) being the smaller of the two species of African Grey Parrots . Size and description: 30 cm (12 ins) Overall, as erithacus, but grey generally darker; breast and abdomen lighter; under tail-coverts tinged with red; tail feathers dark red-brown; upper mandible...

Tone Down Aggression Bowtie/BIRDTALK September 2011 Understanding why a parrot might bite is the first step to nipping it in the bud. Noise 101 – Bowtie/BirdsUSA 2011 January 1, 2011 Pet bird noise levels,frequencies and what to do when it’s excessive. African Parrots Bowtie/BIRDTALK November 2011 Unique behaviors...