This is Charlie.
Charlie is a parrot. He is an African Grey. This type of parrot is approx. the size of a large pigeon and has a red tail. They are mostly attached to only one person of the household and should be kept solitary. They are very jealous of every other member in the household, be it a person or another pet. They are omnivorous, but generally live from fruits and seeds. They are very tame and unless frightened do not fly off. Nevertheless, they are easily startled and their wings should therefore be clipped regularly. They do not fly very far, however. When lost, one should first search close by.

They originally come from the tropical forests of Africa and are threatened by logging of the tropical forests. African Grey's are now successfully bred in captivity.

They need a loving family environment and lots of attention. They readily learn languages and I am under the impression that they can understand the meaning of some words. He knows my nickname and the name of my cat. He is able to express likes and dislikes vocally. He has a very good hearing and is able to detect the car of my husband long before it has reached the gate. He then barks like our electronic security dog, that comes into action once the motion detector senses movement in front of the gate. He associates frequent occurances with sounds that correlated with the occurences.