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Lauryn Benedict¹, Viktoria Groiss², Marisa Hoeschele³

¹Department of Biological Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley Colorado, United States of America.

|April 17, 2026

Summary

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Companion parrots learn and use names, sometimes as individual vocal labels for people and animals. While often appropriate, some name use falls outside human conventions, suggesting cognitive capacity for vocal labeling in parrots.

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Area of Science:

Animal Behavior
Bioacoustics
Cognitive Science

Background:

Humans use names for social organization and interaction.
Animal vocalizations, including name-like sounds, are observed, but their function as individual labels is debated.
Parrots, known for vocal learning, offer a model to study name acquisition and use in non-human animals.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate whether companion parrots learn and appropriately use names as individual vocal labels for humans and other animals.
To explore the contexts and patterns of name usage by parrots in human-associated environments.

Main Methods:

A survey was administered to companion parrot owners regarding their birds' vocalizations, focusing on name usage.
Data from 884 parrots were analyzed, with a subset of 88 birds examined for contextual use of names.
Analysis assessed whether parrots applied names as individual labels versus category labels and in various social situations.

Main Results:

47% of surveyed parrots demonstrated name usage within their vocalizations.
Parrots used names in social contexts like greetings, separations, and attention-seeking.
Evidence suggests some parrots use names as specific individual labels, not just category identifiers, though some usage deviates from human conventions.

Conclusions:

Captive parrots possess the cognitive and vocal abilities to learn and use names.
Parrot name usage indicates a capacity for individual vocal labeling, though further research is needed on the nuances of animal vocal labeling systems.