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What kind of grey? Congos are the bigger ones....Timnah Greys are usually a lot less expensive, a bit smaller and just as beautiful. Greys have the largest potentual vocabulary of any bird. Males are usually more agressive and better talkers than females...this is true with all parrots as far as I know.
If you want a really sweet bird that makes very little noise, look into the Pionus species. My Blue head is a dollbaby.
Also...go ahead and suck up and buy a nice cage. California cages are the best by far...they aren't cheap but they will last a lifetime and are easy to mantain. You can find California cages for Medium sized parrots with top playpens for 300-600 dollars depending on where you look and the exact style you want.
Cockatoos and Macaws are NOT by any stretch a good beginner bird....when you are truely ready to have KIDS then maybe you are ready for one of these....but likely not both at the same time. Cockatoos especially are very needy of attention and do not hesitate to demand it from you. I had a Molluccan (Salmon crested) Cockatoo several years ago that was like family. When my son was born, he became extremely agressive and screamed bloody murder any time he saw the baby....it got so bad I had to relocate him...They are jealous and do not like newcomers moving into a household...even other new pets become victoms.
Another thing to consider, is that most of the larger parrots live a really long time. You have to know that you are probably going to grow into old age with them. You think a boa iis a longterm commitment? try 75-125 years for some parrots...Atleast 40 years for most. Smaller birds like cockatiels ....25-30 years usually. Just because cockatiels are common and inexpensive, this does not make them any less a good pet. The reason they are so common is because they are such great birds...and there are sooo many varieties available now.
What ever you get....get it young while it can still bond to you and get a hand fed baby from a reliable breeder.
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