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. 2026 Apr 17;21(4):e0346830. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0346830

Table 5. Context use assignments for all phrases, birds, and species for which name use context was provided by survey-takers.

Context # phrases # birds # species
Greeting 38 32 17
Separation 39 29 12
Attention 34 32 19
Request 21 17 11
Social 80 57 29
Personal 18 15 11
Vocal label 43 29 14
Total 273 170*

*Name use contexts were reported for 170 parrots – this column sums to 211 because some birds used names in multiple contexts