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[[Image:Congo African Grey pet on a perch.JPG|right|249px|thumb|Congo [[African Grey Parrot]] on top of its cage. It has a ring on its right leg.]]
'''Companion parrot''' is a general term used for any [[parrot]] kept as a [[pet]] that interacts abundantly with its human counterpart. Generally, almost all species of parrot ''can'' make good companions.
 
Most species of parrots have good pet potential. Species of parrots that are kept as companions include large parrots such as [[Amazon parrot|Amazons]], [[African Grey Parrot|African Greys]], [[Cockatoo]]s, [[Eclectus Parrot|Eclectus]], [[Red-fan Parrot|Hawk-headed Parrots]], and [[Macaw]]s; mid-sized birds such as [[Caique]]s, [[Conure]]s, [[monk parakeet|Quakers]], [[Pionus]], [[Poicephalus]], [[Rose-ringed parakeet]]s, and [[Rosella]]s, and many of the smaller types including [[Brotogeris]], [[Budgerigar|Budgies]], [[Cockatiel]]s, [[Parakeets]], [[Lovebird]]s, [[Parrotlet]]s and [[Lineolated Parakeet]]s.