Oh, birds can do more than that. I once watched a TV show about Jane Goodall. In it, she paid visits to some people who'd had interesting pets. One was a woman who lived in New York City, and owned an African Grey. I forget what the Grey's name was; it wasn't the famous Alex, though.
As soon as Jane arrived, the bird got excited, and said, "There's Jane!!" His owner had shown him some videos featuring her. Soon they all got to talking. The woman explained that she'd taken the bird out for a drive with a friend and that he'd enjoyed it.
The bird said, "Wanna go for a drive!!"
The woman replied, "But I don't have a car..."
The bird replied, quite loudly, "GET A CAR!!!"