Birds animals parrots. The alexandrine parakeet also called the alexandrine parrot is a bright gentle independent medium sized bird known to be hardy and relatively quiet compared to their indian ring neck cousins. African grey parrots live in flocks with as many as 20 to 30 birds. Most parrots are social birds that live in groups called flocks. Clover a congo african grey parrot shows off some of her 350 word vocabulary.