They are often high-strung and nippy when mature. Further they possess high-pitched piercing voices. Despite these qualities, many Spectacled Amazons are charming and playful pets. Most people consider African Greys to be the best talking parrot of all. They will imitate many different sounds such as electronic beeps or ringing phones and doorbells.
Greys can be very good pets, but they tend to be shy around strangers.
They can be emotional and easy to spoil and are prone to feather picking if stressed or ignored. African Greys are good choices for apartment dwellers as they are not noisy compared to other parrots their size. Greys like to be in a calm, quiet household. Their intensely beautiful colors attract people to these parrots. The males are bright green with red and iridescent blue accents, but they are outdone by their female counterparts, which are deep red with purple and blue.