Dogcom is right! It has to do more with individual birds and socialising them from an early age to people. I have had fearless lovebirds, chicken-hearted Yellow-nape Amazons, "attack" cockatoo and "sucker-punch" African Greys!

Personally, for companionship I like African Greys and Eclectus. I have a tame and talking male eclectus who thinks he is a dog and wanders on my living room floor and speaks with an Indian accent and actually moves his head sideways like an Indian dancer!! I also have greys that tell my children "Do homework!"; yell "Quiet!" and will sings "Happy Birthday!", "Maju-lah Singapura", "Old McDonald!" "My bonnie lies over the ocean." "Three blind mice!" etc. But I have some Greys who will only say "Hello." They pick it up mostly from one another.

Bottomline, decide what is it you are looking for in a pet parrot? size, colour, talking-ability, trick performing, tameness/ temperament etc? Then look for that special individual bird!

Rupert