In Literature
- The character 'Gerard' in Michael Crichton's novel Next is a transgenic African Grey with the capability of doing math.
- The character 'Madison' in Dick King-Smith's novel Harry's Mad is an African Grey parrot.
- The character 'Methuselah' in Barbara Kingsolver's novel The Poisonwood Bible is an African Grey parrot.
- Friendly Feathers: Life with Pierre, an African Grey Parrot by Dr. Fran Smith, illustrated by Deon Matzen, ISBN 978-0-615-22232-5
- The bird owned by the character 'Linus Steinman' in the novel The Final Solution by Michael Chabon is an African Grey.
- In the book, We'll Always Have Parrots by Donna Andrews, an African Grey parrot helps protagonist Meg Langslow nab the bad guy.
- In the book, Sick as a Parrot by Liz Evans, the parrot in the title is an African Grey parrot.
- Cat Marsala, the main protagonist in "Hard Christmas" by Barbara D'Amato, has a pet African Grey parrot named Long John Silver.
- In the book Somebody Else's Summer, Bilbo was an African Grey parrot who belonged to George Carr.
- The character 'Polynesia' in Hugh Lofting's Doctor Dolittle children's novels is an African Grey parrot. In the film version the character was played by a Blue and Gold Macaw.
- In Thomas Bernhard's play Immanuel Kant, the philosopher praises his Psittacus Eritacus without end, saying that only he understands his logic.
- Mercedes Lackey's short stories Grey and Grey's Ghost feature an African Grey parrot who has a remarkable bond with her owner.
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