Charlie (parrot)

Charlie (allegedly hatched January 1, 1899), also known as Charlie the Curser, is a female blue-and-yellow macaw living in a garden centre in Reigate, Surrey, United Kingdom.^[1] Charlie became famous when The Daily Mirror published an article about her in January 2004.

The bird's owner claims Charlie is over 100 years old.

References

1. "'Hello': Having a chat with Churchill's parrot and - at 114-years-old - one of Reigate's oldest residents". Surrey Mirror.

• "Daughter scotches Churchill parrot claim," BBC News. 21 January 2004.
• Hoffman, Bill. "Churchill's parrot still squawking at 104," New York Post. January 20, 2009, p. 7.
• "In A Flap Over 'Churchill's' Old Bird," Sky News. 20 January 2004.
• Lyall, Sarah. "Reigate Journal; Parrot May Have Been Churchill's, but She's Not Saying," 'New York Times. March 9, 2004.
• "Winston's obscene parrot lives on," BBC News. 19 February 2004.
• Winston Churchill's Parrot – 2010 video on YouTube