Numerous species of birds employ tools toward various ends. They may well be able to achieve the same intelligence as primate brains larger than theirs--there is, after all, a strong evolutionary incentive for birds to get as much thinking done with a given mass of brain.

What bird has the highest IQ?

Do birds have high IQ?

Neuroscientists from the university of Alberta have identified parrots as the most intelligent bird. A few years ago, scientists from Charles University in Prague had found that birds have higher intellect when compared with animals and mammals.