Out of 300-plus parrot species, only a handful have been known to use tools. Now, a new study suggests that the greater vasa parrot (Coracopsis vasa) can be added to that short list.

Captive greater vasa parrots, Coracopsis vasa, were observed using small pebbles and date pits to scrape calcium from shells for ingestion.

Now scientists have found evidence for the first "grinding" tool in a non-human. The unlikely handy-men are wild parrots, who use pebbles to grind supplements out of shells.

The find makes vasa parrots the only species besides humans known to use tools for grinding.

The first evidence of tool use by greater vasa parrots (Coracopsis vasa) has been uncovered by researchers. Studying ten captive parrots, researchers observed the birds adopt a novel tool-using ...

For centuries, people have taught parrots how to say dirty words and dance. But according to a new study, some parrots have picked up a new skill: using pebbles to grind seashells into calcium ...

Greater vasa parrots have officially been granted membership in the exclusive club of animals that use tools, thanks to a recently published study that found they can do something never seen ...

Parrots at an aviary at the University of York, in England, have been observed using small pebbles and date pits to grind up calcium deposits found in shells to eat.

Psychologists at the University of York and University of St Andrews have uncovered the first evidence of tool use by greater vasa parrots (Coracopsis vasa).

Parrots can dance and talk, and now apparently they can use and share grinding tools. They were filmed using pebbles for grinding, thought to be a uniquely human activity – one that allowed our ...

The kea (Nestor notabilis), a mountain parrot which is unknown to employ tools in the wild, can accomplish the use of compact objects tools to knock a food reward out of place. Inspector and tool ...

Bruce, a partially beak-less Kea parrot, is giving the term “bird-brained” new meaning by wow-ing scientists with his innovative self-care tools.