拉丁名: Melopsittacus undulatus

简介：鹦鹉被认为是具有最高级行为能力的脊椎动物之一。它们具有高级的鸣唱学习的能力。鹦鹉能模仿人类语言，随着节拍跳舞，并能理解声音中的指示意义。然而,人们对这些特性的遗传学基础知之甚少。

相关文章:
Zhang et al., Comparative Genomics Reveals Insights into Avian Genome Evolution and Adaptation. Science, (2014).
Jarvis et al., Whole Genome Analyses Resolve Early Branches in the Tree of Life of Modern Birds. Science, (2014).
Ganapathy et al., High-Coverage Sequencing and Annotated Assemblies of the Budgerigar Genome. GigaScience, (2014).