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THE AFRICAN GREY PARROT
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PhysicalDescriptionThe African Greyisprimarily ... grey. Thereis a whiteareaaroundtheeye, and a red tail.
Therearetwotypes of Greys, the normal African Grey and theTimnehrace. TheTimnehrace has a dull red tail.
Thereis a thirdtype of African Grey. Althoughthereareonlytwoscientificallyrecognizedsubspecies, theCongo and
Timneh; Importers and quarantinestationshavediscoveredtwoother AGs that come from different regions andhavedistinctivedifferences. ThefirstistheCamaroon, whichcomesfrom Zaire (theywereexportedby an exporter in
Camaroon) , isapprox. 20% larger, has a moresilverappearance, larger squarerhead, and a
brightercrimsontailthanthecongo. The second isthe "Ghana", from Ghana, not Guyana located in Central
America. The Ghana issmallerthantheCongo and similar to theTimnehbut has a muchlonger neck.Length13
Inches (Larger bird, but has a shorttail)Ave. Lifespan50 - 65 years
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SexingThemale africangrey has a flatter, broaderhead and isgenerallyoneinchbigger in sizethatthefemale. Thefemale
has a longer, moreslender neck and a smallerroundedheadthanthe male. Thefemale also has a moreelipticalshape to
theeyeswhereasthemale'sismoreround. The male Congoafricangrayparrotusuallyisdarkeron thewings and has red
feathersaroundthevent.
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TrainabilityKnown as the best parrot at mimicry. StudieshaveshownthattheGreycanactuallyunderstand and use human
language. Greyscanbeverytempremental, and areknown to benippy. Theyhave a tendency to pluckfeathersifbored. And
thebirdtends to bond to oneperson.
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DIET:Theyfeed on seeds, nuts, fruits and berriesgatheredmostly in thetreetops. Whenfeedingtheyusuallyclimbfrombranchto
branch, ratherthanflying, and will hold thefruitor nut in itsfoot to eat.GreyParrotsareespeciallyfond of eatingtheouteroilyflesh
of theoil-palm nut. They also preferthe red fruits of theCola tragacantha, whenavailablebeingcarefulnot to eatthestone.
Theyhave also acquired a fondnessforgrain, and in West Africathey do immense damage to maizecrops. Itisalmostimpossible
to drivethemawaybecausetheybecome so bold.
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Foods toxic to parrots
Avocado,Caffeine,Alcohol,Appleseeds,Peachpit,Cherrypit.
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REPRODUCTION and GROWTH:AfricanGreyParrotsaremonogamous. Fewdetailsareknown in the wild
aboutcourtshipbutdisplayflightsaroundnest-holeshavebeenrecorded. Thebreedingseasonseems to be variable. Breedingoccurs in
loosecolonieswitheach pair occupyingitsowntree. In captivity, copulationisprecededbythe male feedingthefemale and bymatingdances in
whichbothsexesdroopwings.One to foureggsarelaid at 3-day intervals high in a large
treecavitywheretheyareincubatedonlybythefemale. They do notuseanynesting material; eggsarelaid in thewood-dust at thebottom of
thenest-holewhichis 23 (60cm) to 78 (200cm) inchesdeep. Bothparentscareforthechicks. Thechicks will leavethenext at 2 to 3 months and
canfeedthemselvesalthoughtheparents will still attend to them and feedthemuntilabout 4 months of age.
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