Does your parrot have a special sound for you?

[Taw5106]

Husband and I have been paying close attention to Buddy's sounds. He doesn't talk much, he says a few words, has repeated names, and occasionally will say something like he's struggling to remember how to say something. He use to talk all the time from what I'm told but stopped when previous owner passed away last year. Well we've noticed and are now comfortable to say he has a specific call or sound for me. He does it when I'm returning home and walking in the door. He doesn't do it till I walk in and he sees me and he will make the sound if I'm in another room. It a very unique call or sound. I'm curious if other parronts have experienced this with their parrots.

 

[Allee]

That's interesting, I wonder if Buddy will start to talk again after he's with you for awhile.

Both my quakers have special noises they only make to me. My female quaker says Hello to everyone, even the dogs, but she says, Hew-lew-low when she's greeting me. I've never heard her say it to anyone else. My male quaker doesn't talk nearly as much as the female, but he makes the sweetest little purring noise when I talk to him and he says, giveussakisss in a whispery voice, he doesn't do that to anyone other than me. My other birds are equal opportunity greeters.

 

[Kalidasa]

Absolutely! And the funny thing is, they all use the same sound, which sounds like a bird version of "Chrissy". The budgie who is very bonded to me has been saying it for years, and now the conure says it even more clearly, so I'm wondering if the conure picked it up from the budgie (which he admires). No one calls me Chrissy, but my name is chris, so I'm wondering if they somehow figured it out. But it's definately the sound they use to get my attention.

 

[goalerjones]

Not a special sound, but Hahnzel calls my wife "Mommy", and me, "Daddy".

 

[veimar]

My cockatiel "purrs" when he sees me in the morning - it's a funny soft sound he only does when he sees me after a longer break.

 

[RavensGryf]

Robin uses a special 'click-peeep' when we say goodnight. I say I love you and he does the click-peep sound. Then I do it. It's how he says I love you.

 

[Kiwibird]

Kiwi has a very limited number of noises he makes period. He doesn't have a specific noise for me, but he honks like a goose when he's happy and makes this high-pitched "weeeet" noise as a greeting of joy. He "hoots" like an owl when he's unsure of something, in a questioning way (like offering a new toy or setting him down somewhere unfamiliar, like "is it safe mommy?") and goes "ert ert" as an appreciative noise. He says "hello" when he wants something REALLY bad, usually food items he cannot have:20: He also makes the standard amazon contact call (whaaaaat whaaaat whaaaat!!!) and amazon "alert" noise (er er er er). And of course, he has a scream of death too, for when he's got a bug up his butt for a time out.

I will say, Kiwi is VERY quiet when visitors are over and out in public. Usually only mumbles or stays silent (thats not to say he isn't doing other things, such as intimidating guests with a flashy, angry "get out of my house" zon display:54. He will make happy squeals out in public when he sees things he likes though. He typically only vocalizes around me and my hubby, probably because he knows we know what he's communicating with his noises. When you spend enough time around your individual bird, you pick up their special little language

 

[Helitorian]

One day, I was trying to get Con's attention from across the room. I started with some kisses, then her name, and, when she still wouldn't look up, I made this little tutting sound with the tip of my tongue. That simple, two note tut became our contact call from then on. It was her good night, hello, where are you, and even a game to see who could be the last to tut. It then spread to my best friend and her bird. Even now, if she and I get seperate in a store, we start tutting until we find each other. We're not weird at all

 

[Terry57]

Justice, my CAG, always says," Come here, Girl" when I come into the room, and he calls my husband Pretty Boy...I am sure he does not mean anything by adding the pretty when talking to my husband, but not to me...right?

 

[Taw5106]

Terry57, just awesome, lol. Last night when I was cooking, Buddy made his special sound for me 5 times. Husband likes to tell Buddy he's an "A**hole", I have told him repeatedly to not say that because one day Buddy is going to say it out of nowhere and if and when he does, I'm going to laugh and point Husband out. The other part of that, I don't want to promote any cursing Buddy may already know but hasn't voiced (he's 24 years old, a true, unlocked treasure chest). I feel special knowing his special sound for me and I love to answer him. I think Husband feels left out though. Husband doesn't have the time I get with Buddy. We think most of his sounds he learned from the black birds here called cracklings, his sound for me is a modified crackling sound.

 

[Birdman666]

Just my red lored amazon.

 

[roadrunner]

Benji tries very hard to say a clear 'hello' and I am very fond of the way he does it. It kind of sounds like 'eh-ohhhh'
He will do it as soon as he hears either myself or Tom coming down the stairs in the morning and if you don't say it straight back, he does it again, but more urgently. Sometimes it sounds like the emphasis he puts on it, it's like he is saying 'hey! Answer back! Rude!!'

He is quite the chatterbox in general, not clear words but clicks, purrs and growls. He responds to a wolf whistle, but is yet to copy it.

One night, we heard him come out with sounds we had never heard before- he reminded me of Roadrunner at one point! He seemed to find the fact we were laughing at him rather amusing and started doing it again, but louder.

Its great to see him come on so much in 10 months. The timid little monkey who didn't like to be stroked is now a fan of head scratches and kisses Tom on the bottom lip. So cute

 

[Taw5106]

Roadrunner, you described Buddy and his sounds like we hear from him in our home. During the last month, we have heard him pronunciation his "l" when saying "Hello". He's said other things like "What's up?" But he won't repeat too much when we say his "unknown phrases and new phrases." Are you going outsiidecoming out. He , mimics the cracklings here, black birds that flock everywhere, even on trash put out by the house for pick up. Cracklings here are smart, birds that scavenged for food, a painful cleanup for owners who have put their trash out their homes for pickup to the land fill.

 

[Scott]

Two of my Goffins will utter a low "click" sound heard only when they are hand-fed some food. I interpret that as "thank you!"

One of the above and an additional Goffin utter a peculiar two-tone chirp when excited - it often coincides with a rise of the crest.

 

[OOwl]

My RB cockatoo has called me "We-shaw" for 14 years, consistently. He has an extensive vocabulary of very clearly annunciated English words, but for some reason known only to him, he assigned that "label" to me shortly after he joined the family as a newly weaned baby and has never wavered from it. Perhaps it's some sort of natural contact vernacular in his native tongue. For whatever reason, I do answer to it, though, so it's definitely been "reinforced."

 

[SoCalWendy]

Rio has some really sweet sounds she makes for me, especially in the morning or if I have been gone all day. But if she really wants my attentiion she will say Weeeeeennnnnndy, followed by the first half of a the woof call. Cracks me up everytime. I always responds.