African gray

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African gray - commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa

African grey, Psittacus erithacus

parrot - usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds

genus Psittacus, Psittacus - type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African grey

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African grey genus Psittacus parrot Psittacus Psittacus erithacus			com Parrots make fascinating pets in general, and African Grays are particularly beautiful, intelligent, and engaging parrots in particular. Rosie Red Bottom by Small Press Bookwatch Schachner's group played familiar and unfamiliar musical pieces to Snowball, to an African gray parrot named Alex (before his death in 2007) and to 50 human volunteers. Birds bust a move to musical beats: studies suggest vocal mimics have ... by Bower, Bruce / Science News SHAKE A TAIL FEATHER Alex the African gray parrot takes a cool, head-bobbing approach to moving with the music, whereas Snowball fiercely stomps out the beat to Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust. A bird that keeps the beat by Ornes, Stephen / Science News for Kids			AFP Afr. AFRAeS afraid Aframomum Aframomum melegueta Afrasian Afrasian language afreet afresh Afric Africa African African American African American English African American Vernacular English African bowstring hemp African buffalo African chameleon African clawed frog African coral snake African country African crocodile African daisy African elephant African gray African green monkey African grey African hemp African holly African horse sickness African hunting dog African lily African love grass African mahogany African marigold African millet African monitor African nation African National Congress African oak African oil palm African pepper African rosewood African sandalwood African scented mahogany African sleeping sickness African swallowwort African swine fever African tea African teak			African Forum for Local Environmental Management African Forum for Utility Regulation African Forum on Debt and Development African Forum on Science and Technology for Development African Foundation for Aids Prevention and Counseling African Foundation for Development African Foundation for Health, Information and Culture African Foundation for Research and Development African Friends Service Committee African Fund for Endangered Wildlife African Gem Resources Ltd African Gender and Development Index African General Insurance Company Ltd African Geo Information Researcher Network African Geography Tutor African GeoMin Mining Development Corporation African Girls' Education Initiative African glanders African glanders African glanders African Global Competitiveness Initiative African Global Skills Academy African Gold Group, Inc. African Graduate Students Association African Grand Slam Tungsten African gray African Great Apes Programme African Great Lakes Initiative African green monkey African green monkey African green monkey African Green Monkey Kidney African green monkey kidney cell African greenheart African grey African Grey Parrot African Grey Parrot African Ground Council African Groundnut Council African Groundnut Council African Groundnut Council African Growth and Opportunity Act African Hackberry African Hackberry African Harrier Hawk African Harrier-hawk African Health Crisis Intervention Project African Health Enlightenment and Aid Delivery Fund African Health Research and Academic Institutions African Hebrew Organisation African hemorrhagic fever African hemp African Heritage Cultural Arts Center African Heritage Cultural Center African Heritage Literature Society African Heritage Network

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