by Pajarita » Sat Dec 28, 2019 10:50 am
Welcome to the forum! Unfortunately, that is a very typical behavior. Let me explain. The parrot sees your mom as his mate and he does not want anybody or anything to get between him and her. Your father is a threat to his relationship with her and, because he knows that she loves him too, he is 'warning' her not to pay him any mind. It's like a wife that elbows her husband hard on the belly when a woman she knows he likes comes around - it's like saying: "Don't you dare!"
Now, for the parrot to react like that, chances are he is overly hormonal because even during breeding season, they are not usually that aggressive so I strongly recommend you review his diet (could it be that he is free-fed protein food?) and light schedule (is he under a strict solar schedule with full exposure to dawn and dusk or is he under a human light schedule?). Also, your father and mother should try not to kiss, hug or touch each other when he can see them. I know this sounds a bit extreme but parrots are one-person animals and, when they mate-bond with a human (which is NOT recommended) there are all kinds of problems - both for the parrot and the humans. Aside from that, male senegals can be extremely aggressive birds...