I seen Video's on YouTube, and from what I can see, Grey's are really smart! I was wondering... can a budgie get this far with its ability to speak the English language? like for instance, Einstein, Griffin, or Alex.. all VERY famous african Grey's.
M2MM
Favorite Answer
Budgies aren't as intelligent as African Greys, but they can be taught to talk quite clearly. Here's my favourite budgie "celebrity" on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puPnJrjaIDw
A budgie can be a lot of fun, but you have to put in a the effort to get the rewards. :)
Anonymous
Nope, a grey is very hard to surpass. A budgie can defintitely learn to talk (considering it's a male, females are very difficult to teach to talk), but they will never come close to a grey. Greys have the ability to mimic a person's tone and voice exactly, to the point where it can be hard to tell if the parrot or the person is the one saying it. A parakeet on the other hand will sound screechy and you can definitely tell it's a bird talking. Also, budgies just don't have the vocal capacity a grey does. Greys will be able to say so much more, can actually form sentences, while a budgie can learn only a few words in comparison.