Why are parrots so intelligent?

An African Grey Parrot (image: Keith Allison/Flickr). Birds are capable of extraordinary behavioral feats, from solving complex puzzles to tool making. There may be good reason for that. read more

Parrots and songbirds in particular packed in the neurons, with parrots (like the African grey parrot) ranging from 227 million to 3.14 billion, and songbirds—including the notoriously intelligent crow—from 136 million to 2.17 billion. read more

So, in addition to all great apes (a group that includes humans), whales, dolphins, and elephants, we should also include certain birds, such as corvids and parrots. read more