How to Say "parrot" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “parrot” is “loro” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
El loro de mi abuela puede decir su nombre.
My grandmother's parrot can say its name.
Había muchos loros de colores brillantes en la selva.
There were many brightly colored parrots in the jungle.
¡Cállate un poco, que eres un loro!
Be quiet for a bit, you're such a chatterbox!
One Gender for All
Even if the bird is female, people almost always use the masculine form 'el loro'. To specify it's a girl bird, you usually say 'el loro hembra'.
Describing People
When calling someone a 'loro' because they talk a lot, you still use 'un loro' regardless of whether the person is a man or a woman.
Using 'la loro'
Mistake: “La loro es verde.”
Correction: El loro es verde. Even though it ends in 'o', it follows the standard rule of being masculine, and it rarely changes to 'a' for female birds in common speech.
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