Picture – Object Recognition in Kea (Nestor notabilis)

• Published in: Ethology Vol. 121; no. 11; pp. 1059 - 1070
• Main Authors: Wein, Amelia, Gajdon, Gyula K, Schwing, Raoul, Wright, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hamburg P. Parey 01.11.2015; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: animal behavior; Animal cognition; avian vision; Birds; cognition; discrimination task; humans; Nestor notabilis; parrot; parrots; picture recognition; pigeons

Although pictures are widely used as stimuli in cognitive experiments with both humans and animals, the question of how subjects interpret pictures receives less attention. Gaining a better understanding of this is especially important when working with avian subjects, as their visual anatomy and pr...