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Kili Senegal Parrot - Dead Parrot or Just A Trick?

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Uploaded by on Jul 29, 2009

Kili my Senegal Parrot is better at playing dead than ever before. It is so believable as she lies motionless on her back for 10 seconds or more. She keeps her head down to the floor and does not move. You could totally believe this is a dead parrot. But when I "release" her she gets back up and receives a treat.

You may have seen Kili play dead before in other videos but after doing this trick for about 6 months, she has really mastered playing dead. She used to keep her head up or only put her head down late but now she knows to put it down sooner and not move around. Teaching the bird to play dead (like roll onto her back) was actually the easy part. It only took about a week of active training to get the bird to roll over onto her back but then it took nearly 6 more months to get her to stay still and get the head back to the ground. Well here it is, the finished product, Kili's play dead trick.

Kili is of the species Poicephalus Senegalus which is a green and black parrot native to West Africa. She is a little over one year old and knows 13+ tricks and is very tame. Be sure to check out her other tricks on the kiliparrot channel and subscribe so you can get updates about her newest tricks.

I wrote some specifics about teaching this trick to the parrot on my blog:
http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/dead-parrot/

Enjoy.

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  • Riverside!! <3

  • @xNauticus Didn't realized anyone knew them!

  • THIS

    IS AN

    EX

    PARROT.

  • @BInRt He's not dead, he's just restin.

  • What type of bird is that and how. Much does it cost?

  • @Taternator2101 She's a Senegal Parrot and she's priceless =)

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  • haha i love how she flings her head back

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  • Thats so cool :0

  • @kiliparrot RIVERSIDE MOTHERFUCKAA

  • R.I.P. parrot :p

  • Cute!

  • he always forgets to put his head down :D 

  • @htprott That's a piece of plastic called a leg band so someone can identify the bird if it gets lost.

  • cute :)

  • Kili means parrot in Tamil

  • @cola7016 It's a female parrot and she's not for sale. Her name is Kili and if you want to buy the same breed of bird as her, well she is called a Senegal Parrot. They're pretty smart and unique but they are one-person birds and aren't recommended for children.

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