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 work shows the value of “studying birds’ number sense and communication,” says Irene Pepperberg, a comparative psychologist at Boston University known for her research with Alex, a highly intelligent African gray parrot.

From Science Magazine • May 22, 2024

Days before we left, his gray parrot, who every summer for three years had gloried in sitting in the apple tree each morning, flew away.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 4, 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

“Not quite as good as an African gray parrot but in that same league,” John said.

From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2015

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

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