Understanding Why Parrots Talk Because parrots are social
creatures, they need a form of communication to be able to
interact. But what if there's no parrot around to talk with?
Should the house parrot languish away, waiting for another
parrot to share its language? Parrots are fussy creatures, but
they aren't stupid. A parrot comes to understand pretty quickly
that the humans around it are its social group — its flock, so
to speak. Because the humans in the home aren't equipped to
learn the parrot's language (nor do most of them want to), the
parrot begins to learn the language of its area, of its clan.
This is a powerful way for the parrot to become part of the
group. In the bird's mind, learning the language of the home is
the primary way of getting noticed and getting its needs met. A
parrot that talks or mimics other sounds in the home is a parrot
that's interested in the humans around it, just as a wild bird
is interested in the other birds in the area for nesting,
finding food, or watching out for dang