Keeping a parrot in an apartment
Parrots are smart and social. Cage, diet, noise and teaching them to talk.
Apartment-friendly species
Budgies and cockatiels are quiet starters; quakers and ringnecks talk well; conures and cockatoos are very loud.
Hidden dangers
Overheated non-stick pans, aerosols, smoke, open windows and ceiling fans.
Teaching words
Short, repeated words in the same context, short morning sessions and small rewards.
Related breeds
Cockatiel
A crested, gentle parrot; males are excellent whistlers.
African Grey Parrot
The most intelligent talking parrot; a decades-long commitment needing daily mental stimulation.
Budgerigar
Iran’s favourite pet bird: small, affordable, very social; males can learn words.
Lovebird
Small, colourful parrots that bond tightly; peach-faced, Fischer’s and masked are common.
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