How Noisy are Various Types of Birds?

How Noisy are Various Types of Birds?

Some birds can produce an ear-piercing screech that can be heard a quarter-mile away. Not only will this make your hair stand-up, but your neighbors are going to be very unhappy. If you live in an apartment - or in close quarters to your neighbors - then you would be wise to get one of the quieter birds.

The noisier birds include Macaws, Cockatoos, and many of the Conures.

The quieter birds include Parrotlets - who are great talkers but are physically unable to scream, and Pionus Parrots, who are good talkers, and never scream.

African Greys and Amazons are comparatively quiet, but are very demanding - and will show you their most irritating noise imitations when they are upset or want attention.

Unless you own tens or hundreds of them - small birds like canaries, parakeets, lovebirds, cockatiels and finches simply can't produce a high enough volume level to cause a problem with the neighbors.