I raise several kinds of birds and I believe Francisco is right. I have two different kinds of conures and they only say two or three words. On the other hand a quaker will learn to talk very early and knows exactly what he's saying, he uses words in context. He understands and applies his words to the situation. He will also sit and talk to himself. I had a blue male that talked up a storm. I put him in my bird room and within a couple weeks all my other quakers started talking. He would pretend sneeze and now my other quakers pretend sneeze when they want my attention. Both males and females talk but the females are sometimes a little shy where the males are outgoing. Both conures and quakers are cuddly and loveable. There are many different types of conures so if you decide on a conure study them all to see which might be right for you. Quakers come in green, blue, ice blue, yellow, and white, and a few other speciality colors. Conures start at about $150.00 and go up from there according to which kind you choose. Quakers start about the same price and go up according to which color you want. Good luck.

African Greys are a bit spendier, but they are the best talkers. Ask about bird sanctuaries where you can adopt parrots. I have a blue front amazon and a double yellow amazon and they are super noisy. I adopted them from a bird sanctuary. All the folks wanted was to inspect our home and made sure they had all their needs met and that includes yearly check ups at the vet. a lot of people get parrots and lack the patience for their care and noisy attitude. Some move far. We have a military base and some would take the birds to the sanctuary so they can go to loving good homes. I love my birds and they are funny. Whoever had them taught them some cuss words which is funny!

A quaker parrot!

get a conure!! i have those and i love them. you can get them for a couple hundred bucks and they are amazing pets. they are also great because there are so many different types of conures to choose from. they talk, too. this may be weird but i have converstions with mine sometimes...

Hi i have been wanting a parrot for a while and i dont know what breed i want. I want something that can talk well and is a decent size. I need it to be under $800. Please help! Thank you !