Social learning affects object exploration and manipulation in keas, Nestor notabilis

By Ludwig Huber, Sabine Rechberger, M. Taborsky. 2001

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Testing for imitative and nonimitative social learning in the budgerigar using a two-object/two-action test (2002, unknown): “The results of most two-action tests in birds and primates could, similarly, be due to imitation or emulation (e.g. Whiten 1998; Custance et al. 1999; Voekl & Huber 2000; Huber et al. 2001; Stoinski et al. 2001).”
A case of quick problem solving in birds: string pulling in keas, Nestor notabilis (2006, background): “Captive keas in Vienna have shown an ability to manipulate group members in a cooperation task (Tebbich et al. 1996), to understand the affordances of locking devices through observation of a conspecific (Huber et al. 2001), and to solve difficult technical tasks quickly (Gajdon et al. 2004).”
Comparing the Complex Cognition of Birds and Primates (2004, background): “Huber et al. (2001) examined the ability of keas (Nestor notabilis), a New Zealand parrot, to imitate the actions of a demonstrator to gain food in an " artificial fruit " .”