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Talking Ability Eclectus   parrots   are   now   widely   claimed   to   be   in   the   top   three   in   terms   of   talking   ability   rivalling   the   Amazons   and   the   African grey.   Eclectus   have   the   ability   to   be   very   clear   in   their   speech   and   without   doubt   have   the   ability   to   mimic   different   tones   of the   same   sound.   Not   only   can   this   species   repeat   single   words   but   they   have   a   proven   track   record   to   learn   long   sentences including complete songs. Many   owners   of   eclectus   parrots   have   reported   that   males   tend   to   speak   with   a   masculine   voice   and   females   tend   to   sound more   feminine,   in   my   own   personal   experiences   with   my   own   birds   I   feel   birds   of   both   gender   have   a   softer   feminine   voice. As   well   as   talking   words   eclectus   are   very   good   at   picking   up   normal   household   sounds   such   as   microwaves,   water   running, mobile phones and any other constant noise. It   is   only   last   week   that   I   visited   a   friend   of   mine   who’s   female   eclectus   was   incubating   two   eggs   and   she   asked about   a   strange   noise   the   female   was   making   which   seemed      be   of   some   concern   to   my   friend.   It   was   a   very strange   noise   and   the   it   sounded   almost   like   the   female   was   in   agony,   it   baffled   me   to   say   the   least   and   as   I watched   the   female   from   a   camera   I   could   see   no   obvious   signs   of   discomfort.   It   was   only   when   I   went   into   her garden I realised she was mimicking the noise of bantams which were foraging in her garden. Eclectus   like   any   other   parrot   which   can   mimic   does   so   through   hearing   repeated   words   from   the   owner   or through   semi   direct   methods   such   as   in   the   case   of   the   eclectus   hearing   the   bantams   forage   every   day.   Bear in mind that any words which are used on a frequent basis will be picked up even undesirable words. Due   to   the   intelligence   of   the   species,   eclectus   have   been   trained   to   take   word   association   to   a   higher level   by   having   a   clear   association   with   a   particular   word   for   a   particular   task   or   object   i.e.   a   bird   has learnt   that   a   grape   is   called   “a   grape”   and   by   calling   this   word   it   gets   a   grape.   In   this   same   way eclectus    and    other    parrots    have    been    able    to    use    their    words    and    their    associations    to communicate some of their wants and desires with their owners.   In   my   own   view,   the   true   depth   of   talking   ability   of   the   eclectus   is   underestimated,   for   too   long there   has   been   an   unfair   negative   stigma   attached   to   this   species.   I   think   the   reality   is   too   many people   have   flocked   to   the   African      grey   and   Amazons   after   reading   literature   from   the   early   80’s   declaring eclectus   as   not   ideal   pets   especially   the   females   and   this   stigma   is   still   there   to   this   day.   It   is   only   with   the increased   breeding   of   this   species   in   captivity   that   we   have   seen   a   more   increased   number   enter   the   pet trade   and   as   a   result   more   and   more   owners   have   started   to   keep   and   realise   that   the   myths   surrounding eclectus   are   far   from   the   truth.   To   think   a   species   like   the      eclectus   which   twenty   years   down   the   line   is compared to the grey in terms of talking ability says a lot in terms of the Africa greys four hundred year reign of talking parrots.
All contents of this site are the sole copyright of Parrotism © 2012
www.EclectusParrot.co.uk
Talking Ability Eclectus   parrots   are   now   widely   claimed   to be   in   the   top   three   in   terms   of   talking   ability rivalling   the   Amazons   and   the   African   grey. Eclectus   have   the   ability   to   be   very   clear   in their   speech   and   without   doubt   have   the ability   to   mimic   different   tones   of   the   same sound.    Not    only    can    this    species    repeat single   words   but   they   have   a   proven   track record     to     learn     long     sentences including complete songs. Many   owners   of   eclectus   parrots have   reported   that   males   tend to    speak    with    a    masculine voice    and    females    tend    to sound   more   feminine,   in   my own    personal    experiences with   my   own   birds   I   feel birds     of     both     gender have   a   softer   feminine voice.     As     well     as talking          words eclectus   are   very good    at    picking up            normal h   o   u   s   e   h   o   l   d     sounds      such      as microwaves,    water    running, mobile     phones     and     any other constant noise. It   is   only   last   week   that   I visited   a   friend   of   mine   who’s   female   eclectus   was   incubating   two   eggs and    she    asked    about    a    strange    noise    the    female    was    making    which seemed      be   of   some   concern   to   my   friend.   It   was   a   very   strange   noise   and the   it   sounded   almost   like   the   female   was   in   agony,   it   baffled   me   to   say the   least   and   as   I   watched   the   female   from   a   camera   I   could   see   no obvious   signs   of   discomfort.   It   was   only   when   I   went   into   her   garden   I realised   she   was   mimicking   the   noise   of   bantams   which   were   foraging   in her garden. Eclectus   like   any   other   parrot   which   can   mimic   does   so   through   hearing repeated   words   from   the   owner   or   through   semi   direct   methods   such   as   in the   case   of   the   eclectus   hearing   the   bantams   forage   every   day.   Bear   in mind   that   any   words   which   are   used   on   a   frequent   basis   will   be   picked   up even undesirable words. Due   to   the   intelligence   of   the   species,   eclectus   have   been   trained   to   take word   association   to   a   higher   level   by   having   a   clear   association   with   a particular   word   for   a   particular   task   or   object   i.e.   a   bird   has   learnt   that   a grape   is   called   “a   grape”   and   by   calling   this   word   it   gets   a   grape.   In   this same   way   eclectus   and   other   parrots   have   been   able   to   use   their   words and   their   associations   to   communicate   some   of   their   wants   and   desires with their owners.   In    my    own    view,    the    true    depth    of    talking    ability    of    the    eclectus    is underestimated,   for   too   long   there   has   been   an   unfair   negative   stigma attached   to   this   species.   I   think   the   reality   is   too   many   people   have   flocked to   the   African      grey   and   Amazons   after   reading   literature   from   the   early 80’s   declaring   eclectus   as   not   ideal   pets   especially   the   females   and   this stigma   is   still   there   to   this   day.   It   is   only   with   the   increased   breeding   of this   species   in   captivity   that   we   have   seen   a   more   increased   number   enter the   pet   trade   and   as   a   result   more   and   more   owners   have   started   to   keep and   realise   that   the   myths   surrounding   eclectus   are   far   from   the   truth.   To think   a   species   like   the      eclectus   which   twenty   years   down   the   line   is compared   to   the   grey   in   terms   of   talking   ability   says   a   lot   in   terms   of   the Africa greys four hundred year reign of talking parrots.