How can parrots and some other birds (budgies?) talk?

Question

They can even mimic accents perfectly but humans cannot speak a foreign language without an accent if they learn it after 12?

Are their vocal cords, tongue and larynx similar to ours?

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Answer 1

Their vocal cords aren’t like ours. They have a different bit of throat called a syrinx. Not all birds can talk, but the ones that can tend to be social and good at mimicry. They aren’t specifically good at human voices, they’re pretty good at imitating anything. Some learn to make noises of chainsaws, car alarms, and animal calls.