The small parrot species is the first bird known to have multiple vocalizations unique to a particular individual similar to humans.
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February 6, 2023
Monk parakeets can use vocal cues to recognize others in their social group Simone Giuliani/Shutterstock
Wild monk parakeets have unique “voiceprints” that help identify individuals within a group.
Select species such as humans and bottlenose dolphins (Truncated Tursiopus), with vocalizations unique to a single individual, many animals sound indistinguishable from their peers. It tends to make a squealing sound.
“It’s hard to think of three more groups [evolutionarily] Dolphins, humans and parrots,” says Karl Berg…
