Gender of African Grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) is often unknown, especially for those less experienced in poultry breeding company. The most reliable method for determining sex are: DNA analysis and surgical treatment (endoscopic). There arefew visual clues that can help us realize that sex is our parrot. These indicationsare still debated by specialists and 100% unsafe. They can be applied only if Psittacus erithacus variety Congo (the red-tailed) and only after shedding andparrot has developed adult plumage, that after the age of 18 months.
  Congo Males are about 2-2.5 cm larger than females and have wider and flathead. Females have longer and thinner neck and head rounder and smaller thanmales. These details are difficult to quantify if we can view both sexes. Another clue that we can use, but less noticeable to the eye "profane" is the color of the tailfeathers. Thus, females have feathers on the underside of the tail marked the endswith silver gray while males do not have this drawing. Also, females are on the inside of a band of white wings, while males present a more uniform dark grayplumage. This detail is best seen from a distance of 1.5-3m bird when its wings.
 For Psittacus erithacus Timneh variety (with feathers and tail darker brown) only methods of sex determination and DNA analysis methods are surgical(endoscopic).
 If you want to get your baby to birds sex is not important specimens and should notinfluence the love surround yourself companion. Even if discovered at a time thatyour bird should be named Coco and Coca not this should not change yourbehavior towards poultry.

  

       Perhaps the most beloved species of parrots from around the world, parrot Jako, known as the African grey parrot, is very sensitive and loving and need contact with other parrots of its species or the person has in ingrjire, this exotic bird is often able to guess our thoughts and emotions and being a true friend of the soul that once we learn how to communicate and how to give it our full confidence.

      African grey parrots are some medium-sized bird house, there on the market in two varieties, namely Congo and Timneh, and can easily be distinguished by their tail coloration, parrot feathers with red tail Congo and Timneh parrots feathers with dark in this area. With slightly larger dimensions, parrots and Congo are not the brightest, in this respect their cousins ??called Timneh being better endowed even if they have a slightly lower waist.

      Very sociable birds, African grey parrots love to make new friends and really like them constant attention from both the owners and visitors, but does not react well to negative emotions at all times to repeated stress states of those who were in care and is therefore not recommended as oneself, even at a mental level, around them.

       Probably endowed by nature with some empathic abilities, parrots Jako immediately feel the hidden moods of people in their immediate vicinity and may even provide emotional support to all who suffer in silence, but you still need this to be allow for them to feel fully happy and pleased that they managed to produce a positive change in their new life friends.
     
       When buying this species of parrot, traders serious offers lots of useful information that makes their care easier and less likely to have accidents, are also recommended to buy parrots pair and must be given a space large enough to not feel constrained in any way improper living conditions offered their home. Cage designed for parrots large Jako is required and its facilities will often exceed the original planned budget, but it is important that they be in complete formula for the new owners to make the most of all manifestations of affection and full of effusive and naturalness of such special birds.

       Once installed in his new home, do not be surprised at all if you like African grey parrot and give clear signals that he wants to explore at length the entire living space is well to be allowed gradually it for short periods of time of course only after taking and protection measures to prevent escape or injury to the bird during its incursions very funny throughout the apartment.
      
        Also, do not be surprised if you find an African grey parrot can quickly learn to differentiate numbers, colors and forms provided by the framework of "lessons" developed in an organized manner, this species is really intelligent and fully demonstrating the qualities of learning and more accurate processing of information that can be given along the way. Buy the pair, Jako parrots will not initially seem very smart because they will talk more and disclose and will impress their less concerned their new owners, but the presence of a second parrot will be more beneficial overall than demonstrate special qualities species in front of owners, the special skills they will be expressed a little later and still full potential.

        In the reproduction of articulate speech, here you have probably the most pleasant surprises, Jako parrots are able to learn even more words together in a single lesson and, even more interesting is even possible that they use these words to communicate with you. With a work by the book in just one year you will have some languages ??with honor, and even if they do not always understand what they say, everything will be a great satisfaction to hear them very clearly saying short phrases, exactly as you were previously accustomed.

       With the lessons your parrot will be yet and you need to do homework daily, usually the owners of such pets needing a solid instruction on how to deal with a parrot pleasing speaker. More than anything, but parrots Jeko will need your constant presence along by them, they were kind of friends you keep for life and can change for the better not only your personality, and relationships within your family .

       So do not rush to buy them if you have enough time to keep them company and your family not promise anything without checking first and total costs, since such a parrot will often require investments of over 600 euros and even much more, and that without the compute and veterinarian costs, cage, toys and other accessories.

     Balanced nutrition and variety of African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) is the key to their growth with good results. Most health problems that can develop parrots come from a poor diet. Thus, a parrot African Grey diet should contain vitamins, proteins, lipids and minerals.
 
     Most people think that African grey parrot's diet should be composed only of seeds. The latest research recommends feeding Africans with seeds but only in proportion up to 15%, because such a diet is low in vitamin A, protein and calcium and too high in fat. The rest of the diet should be made of vegetables and plants: 35% pellets: 40%, fruit 10%.

    African grey parrots are prone to calcium deficiencies. To counter this problem give them calcium-rich foods: kale, spinach, tofu, etc. Try your ordinary small parrot with a balanced diet. African grey parrots are known for "freaks" and may be difficult to "convert" to a diverse diet. No bird ever hungry if you want to change your diet, it is dangerous for its metabolism. You must have patience and try tricks and nutrition changes can take several months.

     The bird cage will be, necessarily, to put a sepia-bone (which they can exercise claws and beak). Although long thought that African grey parrots must have at his disposal and sand and pebbles to inhale in order to promote digestion, recent studies show that they are not necessary, moreover, can frustrate even the parrot digestive system.

      The most popular trick parrot is mimicking human speech, but they have other less obvious talents. The latest study showed that these creatures are able to think of a child at age 4. An African gray parrot was found to be able to find the location where food was hidden, acting elimination and deduction, processes encountered so far only in humans and monkeys.
   
      The study was done in a center in Australia and was based on observation of seven African grey parrots curpinse aged between 7 and 25 years.
   
     Sandra Mikolasch at the University of Vienna, explained how to do research: "Two different foods, but preferred as parrots, birds eyes were hidden under two opaque cups. Then one of the experimenters took without birds to see, one of the food, which he showed them. "
   
     If when you were faced with two cups, parrots would be based only on assumptions, they would have chosen food cup in almost 50% of cases. However, most have found that cup had food in it. However, one of the birds showed a keen interest in food container. Researchers said it saw that food was taken by the experimenter concluded that The other cup contained food. Only primates have shown in experiments of the same type ability to use inference to identify the food cup is desired.
  
    The discovery shows that African grey parrots have a place on the list of creatures that have reached the peak of animal intelligence.

     African grey parrot (Psittacus Erithacus lat.) is an exotic bird native to West Africa. Also called Jako. Unfortunately, often appears in the smuggling trade that is easily tamed and has a special talent for imitating people and various animals.

 African grey parrot lives where?

 Habitat stretches from the south-eastern Ivory Coast, up in Western Kenya, Northern Angola, Congo and South Northwest Tanzania, Fernando Poo and Principe islands. Known and the existence of isolated populations in the region of Kilimanjaro mountain.
 The main element of the African grey parrot food is the fruit of oil palm (Elaesis guinensis), otherwise eat seeds, nuts, various fruits, berries, sometimes causing considerable damage tarlele corn. Breeding season varies depending on where the colony, such as in Liberia in April, and in Nigeria in January. Usually nest in hollow trees their giant called Terminalia.

 African grey parrot reproduction:

 Reproduction of this species of parrots is relatively easy. The first successful breeding in captivity of the African grey parrot was in England in 1843.
 • loft / cage (cages) with adequate size, the optimal volume of 3-4 cubic meters and contains approx. 3 pairs, and when couples are formed, they can separate;
 • varied diet of high quality;
 • couples who fit the exemplary young, healthy;
 • providing a quiet environment;
 • Recommended burrow dimensions are 60x30x30 cm, 11 cm diameter access.

 During breeding season, gentle behavior of African Grey parrot can change, so do not disrupts peace!