mockingbirds and starlings pick up human sounds sometimes (cellphone rings were first reported back in 2001).

I once heared a tiny blue canary in a zoo do the running water of a creek... it was incredible.

nerdy biology fact; many birds have a bifurcates (split) trachea and can control both sides of their syrinx (voicebox) independently, allowing these birds to make two sounds at once, and to complicate the sound of their calls by going from one side to the other.

awesome post, by-the-way.

the chainsaw was the best of all...

I remember seeing that program on TV, and never found the clip of the bird. Thanks very much!

Awesome bird, wonder if it could be taught to mimic a human voice?

Absolutely mindblowing. I laughed with disbelief when it did the motorised camera noise. If it wasn't Dave Attenborough, I'd find it very hard to believe it wasn't fake.

Very impressive indeed

Wow. Unbelievable! :-)

I want one ;-)

The Michael Winslow of the avian world? Excellent video, thanks!

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Unbelievable.

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LMAO *wtf! Thanks you! thank you! for my next impersonation - a chainsaw!

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shamen of the bird world, I say...

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I don't blame you, lol...yvw.

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The sound of him imitating the things that are distroying his home, makes me so sad.

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