> "Monkeys can be trained to do some pretty complex things in comparison to what a bird can do, it seems to me monkeys are smarter than birds."
Crows are likely on par with chimps and dolphins for intelligence by creating their own tools in the wild and other intelligent behavior (language, facial recognition, passing on knowledge).
Parrots such as African Greys and cockatoos are right up there too with problem solving abilities. I know cockatoos can be trained to "pick locks" and then pass on the knowledge to other cockatoos.
Crows are likely on par with chimps and dolphins for intelligence by creating their own tools in the wild and other intelligent behavior (language, facial recognition, passing on knowledge).
Parrots such as African Greys and cockatoos are right up there too with problem solving abilities. I know cockatoos can be trained to "pick locks" and then pass on the knowledge to other cockatoos.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/mobile/science/nature/8631486.stm
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/avian-einsteins/201207/...
http://www.nwf.org/news-and-magazines/national-wildlife/bird...
https://youtube.com/watch?v=BGPGknpq3e0
http://www.pbs.org/lifeofbirds/brain/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_(parrot)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/23150941
https://www.google.com/search?q=canuck+the+crow&ie=utf-8&oe=...