i've had a few 'tiels in my time & i love 'em to bits & will be getting one as soon as can get it's cage & stuff. the males are more vocal then the females & will often learn bits of songs & although some people swear theirs talks tiels dont have the ability to mimic clear voice per say but they can make approximations of what may sound like a voice. they're awesome birds in my opinion. feather dust is a big thing with them but as long as no one in the house would have issues resulting from said feather dust it's not really a problem. that's my opinion though.