She really doesn't know anything about Eclectus'.

LOL I commented the same thing before seeing yours. My eclectus is fast like an Indian Ringneck for training, and speaks in context like a Grey. It's just all in how you train them and obviously this chick doesn't know what she's talking about. I find that to often be the case with zoo people, they like to downplay the intelligence of most animals to justify keeping them in small, unstimulating environments.

So true. My male Eclectus would call me by my name when he wanted out of his cage when I was home sleeping during the day. He’d call my wife “ Mommy” He was highly intelligent. He also was handed around 3 times before I adopted him in 2011. I was told he was left in his cage for 2 years straight before my wife and I took him in (we just lost our only child, daughter) and I wanted my wife to have someone to spend time with while I worked afternoons and midnights. We were told he was around 15 years old in 2011. He unfortunately passed away due to fatty liver/liver cancer in August 2023. It’s still something my wife and I can’t get over. Unfortunately these highly social and intelligent parrots should not be kept as pets in captivity. It’s so hard to feed them the correct diet they require. They have such a long complex digestive tract and system. I’d never buy a baby Eclectus but I’d maybe adopt another one if the opportunity arises. Rest In Peace My Little Green Man “Pepe”. Fly High My Baby Boy.

excactly plus she is talking a lot of crap they can talk almost like a grey