Meet Xiaogui, Chinese parrot who set Guinness World Record for colour identification

A pet parrot from China’s Henan province has earned a Guinness World Record for the fastest time to identify 10 colors.

Xiaogui, Qin Feng’s pet parrot, set a record for fastest color identification, sorting 10 colored straw balls into matching bins in 33.5 seconds.

The task involved Xiaogui sorting out colored balls and placing them in their matching boxes.

Interestingly, when he initially put a dark pink ball in the light pink box, he swiftly corrected the mistake, showcasing his keen awareness and impressing the judges.

Feng adopted the parrot when it was just a baby in 2020. Xiaogui’s training began when Feng noticed the parrot’s fondness for colored balls.

Building on Xiaogui’s natural curiosity, Feng taught him to recognize and sort colors, turning a fun activity into an impressive ability.

Xiaogui’s feat is hailed as both a personal triumph for his owner and a striking demonstration of animal cognition.

Xiaogui’s talent showcases the potential for training and interaction to uncover unexpected abilities in animals.

Xiaogui and Apollo would probably become fast friends if they ever met.

Some amazing Parrot feats of the past

Apollo

Apollo held the record for identifying the most objects in three minutes, showcasing remarkable cognitive abilities.

Apollo’s impressive list of identified objects included a bug, a book, socks, and 9 more objects within the time frame of 3-minute.

Kira

Set the record for identifying the most playing cards in three minutes, with an impressive 11 cards recognized.

Chico the cockatoo

Chico demonstrated incredible speed and agility on his scooter, setting the record for the fastest 5-meter dash by a parrot with a time of 14.56 seconds.