Dear Friends, going to Trat weekend of the 19th... interested in buying an African Grey Parrot for a pet and am told that the closest place to PP to do that is a little border town called Trat, Thailand. This area is new to me and my first time hearing of it. Does anyone know an exact area to shop for them near the border or just inside of it and, is it easy to get back over the Cambodia border with one because I'm sure the sellers don't provide a bill of health? Thanks in advance to anyone who can provide worthwhile information because I'm sure I'll see my share of critics on here too. Cheers-

You are able to get greys from a market in Trat, I dunno where as I've never been but they are there. You can also get greys or other large parrots from PP. If you have facebook do a search for parrot market, parrot's father store and there's also a parrot owners club as well some where on Facebook. The parrot market was selling a bonded pair of greys with eggs for 1700 dollars.
Also they have got a red pied grey imported from africa for 2000 dollars, this is a baby/young bird as the eyes are still all black. An adult eye will black pupil and a creamy grey outer.

As for breeding they are not that easy. The birds first need to be mature which starts around 5 years old. The hardest part is getting a male and a female as the only real way of knowing is getting the bird DNA tested. Then they need to bond with each other. Have a healthy diet and not just seed as this is a fatty diet.

Why is it illegally traded? From the picture it had a ring on it's left foot. This could be a closed ring which has to be put on the leg around 12 days old. Maybe once upon a time it's relatives was stolen from the wild, any how the birds you pick up in bars is also illegal