Marion Wischnewski has found Amazon orders for strawberries and a kite placed by her parrot, Rocco

When Rocco the parrot is peckish, he knows who to turn to — Alexa.

The African grey parrot has become so adept at giving orders to Amazon’s smart speaker system while his owner is out that he uses it to play songs, tell him jokes and even order treats.

It’s not the first time that Rocco has talked his way into trouble. He was removed from a National Animal Welfare Trust sanctuary at Great Shefford, Berkshire, for swearing too much.

Marion Wischnewski, who works for the trust, took him in at her home in Blewbury, Oxfordshire, only to find that her Amazon account suddenly had pending orders for items such as strawberries, ice cream and even a kettle. Sometimes she sees that Rocco has interacted