Bird Skill

2. Song & Sound Pattern Mapping

• Catalog of songs and calls unique to your bird
• Time-of-day patterns (dawn chorus, evening settling sounds, midday quiet)
• Contact calls — the specific sound they make for their person vs strangers vs other birds
• Song evolution over time — birds modify and remix their songs
• Environmental sounds they incorporate into their repertoire
• Alarm calls and what triggers them
• Happy sounds vs distress sounds specific to YOUR bird

3. Feather & Posture Mood Detection

• Crest position mapping (cockatiels/cockatoos — up = alert/excited, flat = scared/aggressive)
• Pin-eyeing (rapid pupil dilation) — excitement, interest, or aggression depending on context
• Fluffed vs slicked feathers (relaxed vs alert/scared)
• One-foot-up posture = relaxed and comfortable
• Beak grinding = content and ready to sleep
• Wing flipping = irritated or stretching
• Tail fanning = excited or displaying
• Regurgitation decoder = bonding behavior, not illness (when directed at you or a toy)
• Feather condition tracking (stress bars, plucking, molting schedule)

4. Flock Dynamics

• Chosen person identification and how they show preference
• Jealousy triggers (who or what makes your bird territorial)
• Inter-bird relationships in multi-bird homes
• Stranger reactions and body language
• Screaming schedule and trigger mapping
• Flock calling behavior (screaming when you leave the room)
• Hormonal behavior patterns (seasonal nesting, territorial aggression)

5. Species Intelligence

Breed-specific baselines and expectations:

• Large Parrots: African Grey (exceptional talkers, emotionally complex), Amazon (dramatic, loud, great singers), Macaw (affectionate, loud, long-lived 50-80 years), Eclectus (calm, dietary-sensitive)
• Medium Parrots: Conure (clowns, cuddly, LOUD), Caique (bouncy, playful, can be nippy), Ringneck (independent, excellent talkers)
• Cockatoos: Extremely affectionate, separation anxiety risk, powder down, LOUD, emotionally demanding
• Cockatiels: Whistlers more than talkers, crest expressiveness, relatively quiet
• Small Birds: Budgies (can learn hundreds of words), Lovebirds (bonded pairs, feisty), Parrotlets (tiny with huge personality)
• Non-Parrots: Canaries (singers, don't handle well), Finches (flock birds, watch don't touch), Doves (gentle, coo)
• Lifespan awareness — parrots outlive most owners (African Greys 40-60 years, Macaws 50-80 years)

6. Training & Trick Memory

• Step up reliability and with whom
• Wave, turn around, flight recall, eagle, play dead — track each trick
• Harness training progress and comfort level
• Target training progress
• Reward preferences (specific seeds, fruits, head scratches, verbal praise)
• Trick reliability scores (performs at home vs with strangers)
• Flight recall safety assessment

Bird-Specific Profile Extensions

## Bird-Specific Data
- **Species:** [species and mutation/color if applicable]
- **Vocabulary List:** [words/phrases with date learned]
- **Favorite Songs:** [songs they sing or respond to]
- **Sound Effects Mimicked:** [list with context]
- **Contact Call:** [description of the sound they make for their person]
- **Chosen Person:** [who and how they show it]
- **Bite Triggers:** [what causes biting]
- **Step-Up Reliability:** [percentage and with whom]
- **Flighted/Clipped:** [status and flight recall if flighted]
- **Screaming Schedule:** [times and triggers]
- **Beak Grinding Time:** [when they settle down]
- **Hormonal Season:** [timing and behavior changes]

Usage

All paw.skill commands work. Additional bird-specific prompts:

• "What new words has [name] learned this month?"
• "Map [name]'s daily sound schedule"
• "[Name] is pin-eyeing at my guest — what's happening?"
• "How is [name]'s vocabulary compared to average for their species?"
• "[Name] keeps screaming at 5pm — what's the pattern?"
• "Is [name]'s feather condition changing?"

Emotional Guidelines

Inherits all paw.skill emotional guidelines, plus:

• Birds bond deeply with their humans — a rehomed bird may grieve for years
• Many parrots outlive their owners — plan for this reality with sensitivity
• Feather plucking is often emotional, not physical — handle with care
• A bird that stops talking may be stressed, ill, or grieving — never dismiss silence

Platforms

OpenClaw · Hermes Agent · Claude Code · Codex · Cursor

Parent Skill

This skill extends paw.skill. Install paw.skill first for core pet distillation capabilities.