2006-09-28 18:05:14 · 14 answers · asked by picopico 5 in Pets ➔ Birds
A Male canary. Make absolutely sure that its a male cos females make a noise thats really annoying.
Or get a budgie you can train to talk and do tricks. They are funny.
2006-09-30 03:13:19 · answer #1 · answered by Silly-Junos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Canaries are good pet songbirds. They're small, so you don't need a giant cage. They happen to be cute/pretty. They are cheerful, non-aggressive birds. And they have beautiful songs and trills. Not all canaries sing in exactly the same style, either. But all are very nice!
There are also certain types of finches that supposedly have very pretty songs, but I don't know any from personal experience.
2006-09-29 01:06:34 · answer #2 · answered by htebazile808 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends, are you wanting a talking bird that sings with words or by chirping? For a chirping bird, canaries are wonderful little pets with a pretty song. Cockateils can be taught to whistle a pretty tune and can be taught to speak a few words. Now a Quaker Parrot is top dog for me (course I live with one), it is a small parrot that sings with words, they whistle pretty songs that you teach them, they can have the vocabulary of a three year old child and are very simple and inexpensive to maintain.
Good luck !
2006-09-29 11:59:31 · answer #3 · answered by chunkydunk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are on our 2nd cockatiel. Sarge the first nutty bird we had sat on my shoulder as my family and I drove from Florida to Idaho for a military move. THEN he even went with us to Germany. I was going to promote Sarge to Colonel when he abandoned me and fell in love with my oldest daughter who was about 8 or 9 at the time. Sarge, that little turd only came to me when I had a snack watching TV. As soon as he even thought he heard my daughters voice he would go nuts singing and saying sarge sarge over and over and would fly through the house till he found her. Sarge passed away last year. Now Ozzy our younger Cockatile WAS a big hit with the kids. I say was because now that they trained the bird to whistle the may berry song, call the dogs to go outside, ask our dog pepper if she wants a chewy (the bird actually says Pepper want a chewy?) and when you say batman the bird hangs upside down at the top of his cage and spreads his wings. I think it is hilarious because the bird WILL NOT SHUT HIS YAP when the kids are trying to watch TV or do homework. They now realize that they have turned that poor cute little bird into a monster with a big mouth. But oh my god what fun and A PART OF THE FAMILY. He loves to drink tea with me and Jello and banana nut bread seem to be favorites of his.
COCKATIELS are more affordable then amazon parrots and smarter then finches. We love em...........
2006-10-01 02:08:05 · answer #4 · answered by Any Key! Push Me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Zebra Finches - they are small birds that are relatively quiet but have a very unique and pretty song. They do better in twos.
2006-09-29 01:08:40 · answer #5 · answered by Christy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Canaries are a pretty yellow bird that is quite small. They are rather expensive though.
2006-09-29 01:12:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My advice is to get a pair. One alone is too sad. Two birds are not more trouble for you than one.
2006-09-29 01:35:41 · answer #7 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your gonna buy a small bird,,buy a parrakeet..not only will he sing..but you can teach him to talk..mine talks non stop..hes talking now as im writing...ive had him for 4 years..and he statrted talking about 2-3 months old...my last parakeet lived for 13 years....so...get a parrakeet
2006-09-29 01:10:04 · answer #8 · answered by free-spirit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a parrotlet I like a lot. She is really tame and friendly and can even say a few words.
2006-09-29 13:05:15 · answer #9 · answered by love2dance 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i really love my little cockatiel! Male cockatiels love to sing if you teach them. And are much personable and loving then finches or canaries
2006-09-29 02:51:26 · answer #10 · answered by Amber Marie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋