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    What species of bird is the cleverest?

    Question #53826. Asked by wroot. (Jan 08 05 5:43 PM)


    peasypod

    		Actually it is the African Gray Parrot.

    http://www.birding.com/BirdRecords1.htm



    most intelligent bird: African gray parrot, crows, "bait-fishing" green and striated herons

    most talkative bird: African gray parrot with a vocabulary of 800 words

    Jan 08 05, 5:49 PM
    gmackematix

    		If you want to delve further into this question, here is a (slightly biased) site that looks at the wits of our featherbrained friends:
    http://wingsoverus.org/brainybirds/articles/welcome.htm

    Jan 10 05, 11:25 PM
    gcurrie


    I think peasypod is right but I was looking at something called the mirror test which is a measure of self awareness to see if an animal can recognise itself on a mirror.

    The magpie is one of the few birds that's able to do it.


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_test

    Aug 14 11, 8:13 AM

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