How do parrots talk?

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How birds make sounds is still the subject of many studies. We use vibrations of our vocal cords to vocalize and our tongue and lips to form words. A human's vocal cords are located in the larynx. Birds also have a larynx, but avian speech is not made in the same way. Birds also have a structure in their throats called a syrinx, which is thought to be the source of the sounds they make. The syrinx has a pair of structures called medial tympaniform membranes, which produce a flow of air in the throat that results in sounds. It is also thought that a bird's unique respiratory structure, including multiple air sacs, has a function in causing the vibrations of the tympaniform membranes and thus, sound and speech.

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When they are alone they mimic the sounds they here in a hope to avoid the lonelines, sad but true!

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what the parrots do is they mimic the sound of the words you speak . another interesting fact is that the bigger their ears are the more clearly they can mimic a word or words. ( and yes they do have ears under their feathers on the sides of their heads they have holes there :) ) .
larger birds such as parrots have larger ears so they are the ones that can usually mimic they mimic not only words and phrases but sounds such as ambulances or other birds. as for talking , or understanding what they mimic , they have to have some intellegence. the most intellegent of the parrots is the african grey parrot who can have the same understanding and vocabulary as a 7 year old.

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Mimicry. As the owner of an African Grey I can also say there is a certain amount of intelligence involved which shows in the timing of the speech. Such as, when one of the dogs barks, the Grey will tell it to "be quiet"

Greys and minah birds are know as the best talker but minah birds are quite messy.

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Ehem, they dont talk they copy us.