Well I’ll be damned! This video apparently made the rounds several years ago, but it’s new to me. I’m always impressed when a bird is able to accurately mimic noises or words. With this particular exotic bird, it seems to be mimicking a classic computer game.
According to a Polygon report, the Azure Jay was rescued from an illegal trafficking operation. It was then relocated to the Criadouro Onca Pintada Jaguar Breeding Project in Brazil where a worker noticed it would sometimes respond to speech with what sound very much like a video game of some kind. It’s reminiscent of a space shooter running on some type of 1980s home computer. You can take a look here – the sound starts 26 seconds in. Leave us a comment if think you might know what game this bird is echoing!