In this video my Quaker parrot, Toffee, demonstrates hand shake. He mastered this trick very quickly. Treats and encouragements is all you need to teach any trick to your parrot. Information about Quaker Parrots They are also called Monk Parrots! They are highly intelligent, social birds. Those kept as pets develop vocabularies of 300 words Due to their quick speaking ability, they are becoming very popular. Another advantage is that this bird has a much more reasonable lifespan and price than African grey parrots.