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[[File:Amazon edited.ogg|thumbtime=1|thumb|right|Video of a caged [[Orange-winged Amazon]] saying "Hello" having been prompted by visitors.]]

'''Talking birds''' are [[bird]]s that can mimic [[human]] [[speech]]. Talking birds have varying degrees of intelligence and communication capabilities: some, like the [[crow]], a highly [[Bird intelligence|intelligent bird]], are able to mimic only a few words and phrases, whilst some [[budgerigar]]s have been observed to have a vocabulary of almost two thousand words. The [[Hill Myna]] is a commonly kept pet, well known for its talking ability – whilst its relative, the [[European Starling]], is also adept at mimicry.<ref>[http://www.starlingtalk.com/talkingstarlings.htm Talking Starlings<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Wild cockatoos in Australia have been reported to have learned human speech from ex-captive birds that have integrated into the flock.<ref>[http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/Parrots-and-other-wild-birds-able-to-talk.htm "Birds of a feather talk together"] Retrieved September 15, 2011</ref>