The African Grey Parrot is a very popular parrot and can make a wonderful pet and companion parrot. The African Grey is popular today as a pet due to its amazing talent of mimicry and talking ability and is one of the most

intelligent of parrots. Described as the perfect combination of brains and beauty, the African Grey is one of the more popular parrots kept by the aviculturist
The Grey is a medium sized parrot from the genus Psittacus, commonly found in the tropical rain forests of west and central Africa.  African grey parrot can live for 50, 60 and there are documented cases for birds that lived up to the respectable age of 100 years! If you are looking for an intellectual, loyal, and affectionate parrot, the African Grey is probably a good choice.
Parrot Training is very important for an African Grey,the African Grey is a very intelligent bird an can be, and should be, trained to help with handling the bird. A grey must be well trained so that the owner can easily interact with the bird, an essential activity. A trained bird will make taking him out of the cage that much easier and enjoyable for both the bird and owner. The link below will lead you to a wonderful training video series that I can highly recommend.

African Grey parrots  are considered by many bird owners to be very high-maintenance pets, and require attention more than most pets with many hours each day out of their cages being mandatory. Most Grey owners agree three hours out of cage daily and 45 minutes of physical interaction is the minimum amount for a healthy well balanced parrot. African Greys can be  wary of strangers, and tend to bond solely to their main care taker if they are not given the chance to  interact with different people regularly.        African Greys are essentially social animals, they will benefit from being kept in the company of other birds and do well in households with more than one parrot