H ill Mynahs are capable of mimicking any voice or sound they hear. Java Hill Mynahs and Greater Indian Hill Mynahs are the most popular Hill Mynahs kept as pets. Java Hills being the larger of the two, have a louder voice. Both are excellent talkers, capable of learning as many words and phrases as the well known African Grey parrot. They out do the African Greys with their clear human sounding voice.
Parrots sound like parrots, mynahs sound like people.
Our two Greater Indian Hill Mynahs, Howard and Holly have developed a vocabulary of over 100 words and phrases. I've been asked who do my mynah birds sound like. Well, mostly myself, but they will also sound like other voices they hear. Some days I turn the television or stereo on for them to listen to. When training your bird, talk with expression in your voice.