Bird Intelligence: The Smartest Species and What They Can Do

Corvids (crows, ravens, jays) rival great apes in cognitive ability. New Caledonian Crows craft hook tools from wire. Ravens plan for future events.

Clark Nutcrackers cache 30,000 seeds and remember 90% of locations 9 months later. African Grey Parrots understand concepts of color, shape, matter, and quantity. Pigeons distinguish Picasso from Monet.

Cockatoos pick complex locks. Woodpecker Finches use cactus spines as tools. Alex the parrot was the first non-human to ask an existential question..