Indeed, according to recent research, the brain of your average parrot is larger than that of any other species of birds. It’s more developed.

Start his education when he’s a baby and you’ll discover that you’ll have a parrot that really never stops learning new words, phrases and even sentences, regardless of his age. Some owners report that those birds who have started young enough never really stop learning.

Sagacity. It’s just another word for judgment. Who would even think that parrots possess some sort of sense of judgment? But they do. If you decide that the parrot is the right pet for you, you’ll discover just what scientists mean by that.

The same sense of judgment, which they use as pets, the experts say, they also exhibit in their natural habitat. They use this trait, as a part of a large flock, in keeping predators away.

And then there those glorious feathers! If the bird has brilliant colors, hues of reds, yellows, blues, greens, chances are it’s a parrot. Of course, there are exceptions to this as well but these are few and far between.

And then there is the size factor. If all parrots were the same size perhaps it would be easier to distinguish a parrot. But this family of birds comes in a wide variety of sizes including the tiniest of Australian Paroquets, or lovebirds, which can’t be housed in a normal barred cage. These birds are so small they would slip right between the rungs.

The parrot also comes in the extra large size – as in your classic Macaw.