AFRICAN GREYS

Physical Description

The African Grey is primarily ... grey. There is a white area around the eye, and a red tail. There are two types of Greys, the normal African Grey and the Timneh race. The Timneh race has a dull red tail.

Although there are only two scientifically recognized subspecies, the Congo and Timneh; It has been discovered two other AGs that come from different regions and have distinctive differences. The first is the Camaroon, which comes from Zaire (they were exported by an exporter in Camaroon) , is approx. 20% larger, has a more silver appearance, larger squarer head, and a brighter crimson tail than the Congo. The second is the "Ghana", from Ghana, not Guyana located in Central America. The Ghana is smaller than the Congo and similar to the Timneh but has a much longer neck.

Length:
13 Inches (Larger bird, but has a short tail)

Origin:
Africa

Trainability:
Known as the best parrot at mimicry. Studies have shown that the Grey can actually understand and use human language. They can have a tendency to bond to one person.

Loudness:
Relatively quiet and are the best talkers.