2007-09-13 02:53:24 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
that would be the lyrebird. it can even do phone rings and chainsaws. whatever it hears it can more or less copy the sound.
2007-09-13 03:05:02 · answer #1 · answered by herr fugelmeister 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Females do not talk as much as males. As for anyone who says parrots just mimic and do not talk, do not believe them. If you have any doubts look for Alex the parrot, the subject of a 30 year study regarding the intelligence of parrots. Dr. Pepperdine work proves, some parrots intelligence exceed that of a 2 year old human child. I had a male yellow nape Amazon who clearly responded to door bells, asked for food and specific treats. It also recognized our friends and unfortunately learned how to open the cage and was stolen by an ex neighbor. I now have a Congolese gray female who speaks but, is not as vocal. It has a few phrases, and responds more to music which she tries to sing along in 2 different languages. Do not give up on your bird. Leave a radio or player for her to listen to, when you are not around. Even some parakeets can learn to speak and relate to some humans.
2016-04-04 18:42:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crows and Ravens can be taught to talk and their diction is quite good. Perhap's Poe's talking raven was based on this fact. The mina bird is a relative which can be kept as a caged bird and talks just as well as a raven can. The mockingbird is a songbird which easily immitates just about any sound it hears. It can sing other bird's songs and even immitate animal sounds. Females are attracted to males who can immitate the greatest variety of sounds.
Lyre birds not only immitate sounds, but reproduce them as well as a tape recorder. These birds are native to Australia and New Guinea. The males have elaborate tail feathers, but live in dense forests. To display, the male calls females by reproducing the sounds around them. One nature documentary demonstrated the bird's tallents. It reproduced several bird calls and then made a sound identical to a chainsaw. It then begin making the same sounds the shutter of the naturalist's camera made.
Birds can make so many sounds because their vocal cords are located so far down the trachea, they are situated on either side of the branch leading to each lung. This gives birds two sets of vocal cords and they can literally sing duets with themselves.
2007-09-13 03:11:09 · answer #3 · answered by Roger S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the UK the common Starling can mimic a hen and other birds. In India they have a 'Mynah' that mimics.
2007-09-14 01:14:50 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mynah bird
2007-09-13 03:04:45 · answer #5 · answered by SilverSurfer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catherine Tate
2007-09-14 07:16:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Northern Mockingbirds...they often imitate sounds such as car alarms, cell phones, and the songs of other birds. I heard one do a really good Red-tailed Hawk.
2007-09-13 13:43:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Myna bird
2007-09-13 02:57:41 · answer #8 · answered by HeatherzFeatherz 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mina bird
2007-09-13 02:56:40 · answer #9 · answered by ChocLover 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A mynah bird. And budgies.
2007-09-13 05:27:12 · answer #10 · answered by joe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mynah bird
Or a blonde
2007-09-13 03:33:12 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋