🦜 Why Parrots Need a Dark Room to Sleep – The Science Behind It Parrots aren’t like us when it comes to sleep — they’re far more sensitive. In the wild, their rest is guided by natural daylight and darkness, which keeps their internal rhythms perfectly balanced. When they live in our homes, artificial light, TV noise, and movement can easily disrupt that. 🌙 1. Parrots Have a “Half-Awake” Brain Parrots (and most birds) experience what’s called unihemispheric slow-wave sleep — this means one sid