Some birds such as starlings (right) are better at mimicking R2-D2 (left) than others. Researchers did acoustic analyses on samples of birds imitating the plucky droid that were already available ...

When you think of birds imitating sounds, parrots and starlings might come to mind. They’re famous for copying human speech, car alarms, and even ringtone melodies. But what happens when you challenge ...

Some birds are able to repeat human words and phrases, while others communicate only with their own sounds. Scientists claim that this ability is related to the characteristics of the brain, social ...

Parrots, renowned for their mimicry, not only have the ability to imitate a variety of sounds but they also possess unique voices of their own, according to a new study A wild monk parakeet ...

A parrot that can do a wolf whistle and sometimes sounds like R2-D2 from the "Star Wars" films is on the loose in Maine.Oscar Cornejo tells The Morning Sentinel his 10-year-old Timneh African Grey ...