The grays are, without any doubt, one of the most sought-after species of parrots as pets. His talent for imitation of all kinds of sounds, as well as his prodigious intelligence and character, make an ideal pet in any home this African parrot. Increasingly people who choose by African Grey attracted, obviously, for the bounties of this sympathetic friend. However, it should be very present some particular characteristics of the species, before we decide to share the life with a Psittacus Erithacus. The gray parrot is the only species in the genus Psittacus, in psittacine birds.

In turn, is divided into three subspecies: Psittacus Erithacus Erithacus is nominal. He is popularly to these parrots as grays or red-tailed African grey parrots. They are the best known and most popular subspecies. In addition, they are members of the species more robust from the physical point of view and the more colorful plumage. Its natural habitat is located in Central Africa, in countries as Ivory Coast, Kenya, Tanzania and Congo. They live in large flocks and therefore possess a distinctly gregarious. They measure around 33/35 cm and its penso round 400/500 grs. In English they are called grey parrots, african grey parrots or congo grey parrots.

In French, perroquet grey du Gabon or Jaco. Psittacus Erithacus Timneh is a subspecies of gray less sought-after than the previous. It is slightly smaller than their brothers Red-tailed animals. They live over West Africa, from Guinea or Liberia to Ivory Coast. Specimens timneh is known as parrots tail vinegar, because of the color of their tail feathers, much darker than the older siblings. From the physical point of view, the vinegar are less corpulent and less graceful in matter of plumage or peak. However, they have identical capabilities and skills than the red tail. Like animals of the nominate subspecies, the timneh are listed in Appendix II of CITES.