alexandriane paaakeet

Question
hello i have a 1 year old alexandriane parakeet
firstly i dont know whatever h is a parrot or parakeet

secondly yesterday his droppings went from green to dark red and it stayed like this for 7 hours after that it went better can you tll me is there anything serious

how many words can he learn and can he communicate with owners for exampple if i ask him what ur name can he say my name is basil
that knid of communication i mean please get back to me

Answer
Hello Adeel,
All parakeets are parrots.  But not all parrots are parakeets :)
 A macaw is a parrot; a cockatoo is a parrot. So are eclectus, greys, even cockatiels.  These are just some of the many birds in the 'parrot' category.
 A parrot has the potential for speech and they have what's called a "hookbill". Now that you think of it I'll bet you suddenly realize that even the smallest parakeets have their version of the biggest macaws' beak!

 What you probably saw in the color change of droppings was something to do with the food your bird ate. If she's on colored pellets, she may have simply picked out the red ones for a while. Perhaps she ate some beets, grapes, or even carrots?

 Since she's back to normal and is still on her food, drinking as usual, not showing any symptoms of anything else  right?  No fluffing, acting differently, voice change, sitting at the bottom of the cage or ANYTHING different, even a littl bit?  She's probably just fine.

 The droppings should not only be monitored for color, but composition.  If on a seed diet they'll be a moderate to bright green; on pellets they'll be a duller green - unless of course they focus on a certain color (which they sometimes do).
 
 You haven't given anything in his water right? That's something we strongly advise against - no matter what the pet stores say or some internet sites - never foul their water with additives.

 These wonderful birds continue to learn throughout their lives.  We had a rescued baby cockatiel who before he was 3 years old had a vocabulary of more than 30 words and he used them in sentences that were appropriate.  
 We have a macaw who only seems to talk when she really has to and then only a few words; while another macaw will scream and then yell at herself to 'shut up'! (bad habit from the previous homes she was rescued from).

 A male tends to talk more than a female - but we've heard about many females who chat to no end.

It really depends on the bird's personality and the amount of time a human spends with them. At just a year old, this is still a youngster!  Like having a very young toddler.  Even though he looks all grown up, he's nowhere near what he's going to be in intelligence and personality.  

 Check my page out for more information about birds like this and if you scroll down when you get there you can find out lots more about monitoring their droppings.

 www.4AnimalCare.org  (click on 'birds')

Have fun!