Casco

 The African Gray Parrot (Scientific name: Psittacus erithacus), also

known as the Gray Parrot or Casco, is a species of African parrots

belonging to the (family: Psittacidae), a medium-sized parrot whose

homeland is Cameroon. Experts consider it one One of the smartest

birds in the world. It feeds mainly on palms, nuts, seeds, fruits and

leafy materials, and has also been noted to feed on snails. Thanks to his

ability to imitate speech, he became popular as a pet, which has led to

many being captured and sold to the pet trade.

 There are two types of African gray parrot:

- The black-tailed African parrot (al-Timnah), which is 28 cm

smaller than the red-tailed African Congo. [4]

- The African Red-Tailed Parrot: It is larger in size, and even its

gray color is relatively lighter. It is one of the best known if not the

best talking birds; He shows great skill in repeating words and

imitating sounds, and is often seen in his wild life in herds

searching for food in the grain fields.

 The ability to speak

The gray parrot is characterized by a very superior ability to speak that no

parrot has reached, and its ability to absorb and memorize a thousand words

and this is what distinguishes the African parrot by its ability to link the word

to the event and may be able to distinguish colors and objects as well as some

signs. The African bird begins to speak at the age of between 6-8 months, and

there are some birds that start talking from childhood, perhaps in the first

month until the feathers are not completely covered, and also at the age of 3

months, and this depends on the intelligence of the bird, but the training of

the bird begins at a young age and before its first year, it is He has the ability

to record speech and then suddenly remember it.

 Raising it for decoration

The gray parrot is raised as an ornamental possession, and as a pet at home

and in a large sturdy cage, or on a carrier, and if it is raised in a cage, it must

be allowed to go out and play, and learn to take and carry things, and it can

learn the habit of annoying biting, and loves to eat pistachios, and is

prohibited from He eats parsley, and loves eggs a lot.

 Altaïr character

It is known as the gray parrot with its sensitive personality to various other

types of parrots because it needs a special set of actions, it should not be left

alone for long, or hit by hand, or locked up to punish it, this will make him

sad and faint, and start plucking his feathers himself, and sometimes the

situation may worsen and the bird will die, This is what happens when two

birds live in one cage and one of them dies, or the bird loses its breeder. It

should be valid for both vegetables and fruits, including him, and he sat with

him, and he sat down and made contact with him.

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