Muy bien: Parrot missing for years returns speaking Spanish

A pet parrot that spoke with a British accent when it disappeared from its home four years ago has been reunited with its owner – and the bird now speaks Spanish. The reunion was brought about by a Southern California veterinarian who mistook Nigel, an African gray parrot, for her own missing bird, the Daily Breeze reported Sunday. Teresa Micco tracked Nigel’s microchip to Darren Chick, a Brit who lives in Torrance. Little is known about Nigel’s whereabouts for the past four years, but Chick says the bird’s British accent is gone, and it now chatters in Spanish. Chick says last week’s reunion brought tears of joy to his eyes – despite the fact that Nigel bit him when he first tried to pick him up. Micco said the behavior was not unusual and that Nigel would settle back in soon enough.

He’s doing perfect. It’s really weird. I knew it was him from the minute I saw him.

Parrot owner Darren Chick

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