Explore the world’s smartest birds, their intelligence traits, cognitive abilities, and scientific discoveries.

Bruce the kea is missing his upper beak, giving the olive green parrot a look of perpetual surprise. But scientists are the astonished ones. The typical kea (Nestor notabilis) sports a long, sharp ...

Crows endemic to New Caledonia happen to be extremely smart, proving to be among the most intelligent birds, with scientific research shedding light on their exceptional mental faculties. When we ...

The abilities of these feathered geniuses will blow your mind. Mention the word "parrot," and most Nigerians would picture a chatty bird mimicking human speech. But, while parrots' "talking" skills ...

There aren't many pets that can literally talk back to you—well, at least not in a language you'd understand. However, parrots are a clear exception. These intelligent talking birds are among some of ...

As the year comes to an end, we’re all about letting go of grudges, right? Holding on to the past sometimes just seems silly.

“We are not this optimal solution to intelligence,” said Niklas Kempynck, who pursues graduate studies at KU Leuven, in a sweeping statement that tears up old dogmas about the cognitive superiority of ...

Birds are amazing beings. They're smart and emotional, and rapidly accumulating data from detailed research shows they have advanced and highly evolved cognitive capacities. Psychology Today writers ...