A teenage birdwatcher has become best friends with her pet cockatiel who loves to sing and dance to funk songs.

Kiki's unique tricks include mastering an iPhone ringtone, singing Earth, Wind and Fire hit September and wolf whistling at his cockatiel girlfriend, Luna.

Grace Robinson, a 19-year-old trainee tattoo artist from Norwich, is a "huge nature enthusiast" and is keen to show off Kiki's quirks to inspire young people to get into nature.

Having grown up with pet budgies, Grace got Kiki four years ago and has been amazed at how quickly he can pick up songs.

"I'm a huge nature enthusiast and bird watcher, it's my favourite thing, it's like meditating," Grace said.

Norwich Evening News: Kiki the cockatiel has mastered imitating the iPhone ring tone and singing Earth Wind and Fire's September Kiki the cockatiel has mastered imitating the iPhone ring tone and singing Earth Wind and Fire's September (Image: Grace Robinson)

Imitating her iPhone ringtone, Kiki has often tricked Grace, who added: "I think my phone is ringing and it's just Kiki.

"He also knows 'If you're happy and you know it clap your hands' and September.

Norwich Evening News: Kiki the cockatiel likes to wolf whistle at his cockatiel girlfriend, Luna Kiki the cockatiel likes to wolf whistle at his cockatiel girlfriend, Luna (Image: Grace Robinson)

"He wolf whistles, it's very random but he does it in perfect moments."

Grace hopes to teach Kiki some new songs, continuing: "I'm getting bored of September, but he has to hear something every day for a couple of weeks to pick it up."

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Cockatiels are native to Australia and were one of the first species brought back to England in the early days of settlement in the late 18th century. 

Norwich Evening News: Grace Robinson, a 19-year-old nature enthusiast from Norwich, is keen to show off Kiki's quirks to inspire her generationGrace Robinson, a 19-year-old nature enthusiast from Norwich, is keen to show off Kiki's quirks to inspire her generation (Image: Grace Robinson)

Parrot Society UK describes the birds as "ideal" pets with "perky behaviour" that are relatively easy to keep but advises allowing them time to fly out of their cage. Birds that are well cared for can live for around 25 years.

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Grace is sharing her story with Kiki in the hope of getting more youngsters into nature.

"I'm so young and I don't know any friends interested in it," she said.

"I'm trying to get people to notice the simple things. The first thing you notice in the morning is usually a bird."