gray parrot

American  

noun

1. an ashy-gray, African parrot, Psittacus erithacus, having a short, red tail, noted especially for its ability to mimic speech.

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Example Sentences

“The whole field completely disintegrated,” said Irene Pepperberg, a comparative cognition researcher at Boston University, who became known for her work with an African gray parrot named Alex.

From New York Times • May 12, 2024

Pepperberg herself discovered something like babbling in a famed African gray parrot named Alex, which she studied for more than 30 years.

From Science Magazine • May 31, 2022

To celebrate, he bought an African gray parrot and named it Boyaco.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 23, 2018

In a lush aviary near Durban, South Africa, an African gray parrot hops toward me, babbling a language I can’t understand.

From National Geographic • May 21, 2018

Even the crusty old iguana and a gray parrot that bit me six times.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King