Pet Starling Perfectly Mimicking Mom's Voice Has the Internet Completely Shook

Most people expect Parrots to be talented mimics, but this pet Starling is giving them serious competition. Meet Silo, a European Starling who spends so much time with his human mom that he's learned to copy her voice with an accuracy that's almost impossible to believe.

Make sure your sound is on for this one because you truly have to hear it to believe it. Silo's imitation is so spot-on that viewers are replaying the clip multiple times just to convince themselves it's actually the bird making the sounds.

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original sound - Silo The Starling

Silo's mom even admits in the caption that his talent blows her mind every single day, and after hearing it for ourselves, we completely understand why. It's so accurate that it's honestly a little bit spooky. One commenter spoke for all of us when they said, "That's lovely, dear, *sprinkles holy water on it*..."

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Viewers Said the Bird's Impression Was Equal Parts Amazing and Creepy

Viewers had a lot to say about Silo's spot-on imitation of his mom. @Oxchicken got more than 65k likes when they shared, "Makes me wonder if this is what people are hearing when they hear voices in the woods..."

@Kaye shared, "Too many birds can speak, and I'm not OK with that." @Kristen Chism admitted, "I can't tell if I'm terrified or impressed," and Silo's mom replied, "You're not alone, lol!"

We laughed when @Kev joked, "We have Starlings in our yard all the time, and they don't give us any sounds. Lazy b*stards."

@HHEC said, "I'm not as impressed by his ability to speak, but the ability to mimic the softness of your voice and tone, wtf?!" Silo's mom replied, "He's amazing," and we really can't disagree with that!

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This story was originally published June 7, 2026 at 9:20 PM.