Linnie vocalisation

[elemental1]

Hey guys,
We've had our Linnie Mortimer since he was first weened and he's an absolute dream. One thing I have noticed is how his vocalisation and sounds have changed over the months since we got him. He went from the typical Linnie trills and almost zebra like calls to a lot more squeeky and screamy. I've played Linnie calls to him and he doesn't respond to them at all.
One theory I have is that he is taking after our budgie and trying to mimic her the best he can but I can't find any research online about this so I don't know if that's a real thing.
Does anyone else have any experience with this?I'll attach some sample videos if I find any from before/if I can be bothered

 

[Zara]

Welcome to the Avenue

@Matto @Leih

 

[Kiwi & Co.]

I’ve noticed Kiwi (budgie) mimicking the tiels and the tiels mimicking Kiwi from time to time so it sounds like a possibly.

 

[Leih]

I have a pair of bonded linnies as well as a lovebird and a conure. My linnies are pretty uninterested in the other birds since they're bonded, but my lovebird definitely has changed her sounds! She makes a sound my conure makes and occasionally she makes one that sounds like my linnies. So definitely a possibility that your linnie is mimicking your budgie!

 

[Sunni Tiel]

Yeah the budgie that lives by my cockatiel copies the cockatiel noises, it's her normal call now, she hardly ever makes normal budgie noises. You can't tell who's talking.

 

[Dona]

Decades ago I had a cockatiel and canary that lived side side by side. My cockatiel mimicked some canary sounds. My canary's song grew by the year but always sounded pure canary. It makes sense to me that your Linnie would copy your budgie. Especially since Mortimer is young. My 3 year old Linnie learned all of her trick sounds and whistles before she turned 4 months old. She hasn't added any since. My new baby Linnie has been with us 10 days and has already learned Gigi's juicy kiss and will quickly do it back to Gigi or me when we do it.

 

[Matto]

Any time we take in a new linnie we notice that their sounds are different from our birds. Within a few weeks, they learn the "local dialect" of our linnies.

 

[NorthernGannet]

I have had the same "language" experience as @Matto with my flock. Also one of my linnies, but only one of them, now mimics some of the louder birds outside that come to my feeder.

 

[Leih]

I have had the same "language" experience as @Matto with my flock. Also one of my linnies, but only one of them, now mimics some of the louder birds outside that come to my feeder.

Hopefully not the jerk blue jays? Those freak my birds out, they're so loud!

 

[Leih]

Decades ago I had a cockatiel and canary that lived side side by side. My cockatiel mimicked some canary sounds. My canary's song grew by the year but always sounded pure canary. It makes sense to me that your Linnie would copy your budgie. Especially since Mortimer is young. My 3 year old Linnie learned all of her trick sounds and whistles before she turned 4 months old. She hasn't added any since. My new baby Linnie has been with us 10 days and has already learned Gigi's juicy kiss and will quickly do it back to Gigi or me when we do it.

I missed that you have a new addition!

 

[Dona]

I missed that you have a new addition!

Yes!!!! I see you went over to the original "Welcome Dori" post. I'm in love.

 

[Leih]

Yes!!!! I see you went over to the original "Welcome Dori" post. I'm in love.

She's so sweet! Congrats!