WHEN a Chatsworth woman's 21-year-old African Grey parrot died in August last year, an elderly couple "blessed" her with a similar breed bird two weeks later. He was named Percy and was 26 years ago.

Bird Mimicry Bird that mimic other birds are the cover artists of the bird world, borrowing sounds and tunes from other birds to use as their own. Some mimicry bird species—mockingbirds, thrashers and ...