The lovable Star Wars droid is helping to shed light on why some bird species are better at mimicking sounds than others ...

No experience with human speech is necessary for budgerigars to perceive the difference between 'd' and 't', according to a new study. No experience with human speech is necessary for budgerigars to ...

More than 11,000 species of birds have been identified to date. Several are kept as house pets, including cockatiels, cockatoos, and other parrot breeds, such as the budgerigar. While the name may ...

Budgerigars are grammar pedants too. Just like us, these parrots use the grammatical structure of unfamiliar phrases to work out what they mean. There is evidence that some birds pay attention to the ...