The world's oldest pet parrot is 'dead, deceased, no more' The next morning he was on the top perch of his cage with both of his wings hanging down. I talked to him as usual and he gave me one or two little squeaks. I went to make a cup of tea and when I came back he was dead at the bottom of the cage. I cried for two days and I just miss him so much. Mrs Morgan believes his longevity was down to a life of "being spoilt" - from munching his favourite Kit Kats, to watching Emmerdale and Coronation Street every night. He has lived an eventful life since being rescued from the clutches of an animal trader in Tanzania in 1957. Mrs Morgan, a former flight engineer, was living in the country with her husband Peter, who was a pilot for the country's president Julius Nyerere. The couple decided to give Tarbu a better life and bought him for their son Christopher, then aged eight. The charismatic parrot was known for being vocal and would shout "Cheerio, bye, see you soon" to Mrs Morgan every time she left the house. He squawked "woof, woof" at dogs and would dive bomb on any that entered his home - as well as calling "miaow, miaow" at cats that passed his window. Tarbu even alerted partially-deaf Mrs Morgan to the doorbell by shouting "cooeee" and her name "Nina," as she could not hear it ring. Mrs Morgan added: "He was a very young chick, he had not yet fully feathered. He adored my son and would shout 'Christopher' at him. Christopher sadly died in a car crash in the 1970s and Mr and Mrs Morgan returned to England with Tarbu in 1985. Tarbu became Mrs Morgan's sole companion when her husband, a former RAF pilot, died of emphysema. She said: "We did so much together. He would say 'Hello, my darling' to me every morning when I gave him a digestive biscuit for breakfast. I would let him out every afternoon for what I called his 'fly past' and he'd fly around the living room and come and sit by me on the sofa. We used to watch the news, Emmerdale and Coronation Street together. If an animal programme came on he used to squawk at the other creatures. Every night before I went to bed I used to say 'cheerio Tarbu' and he would reply 'cheerio'. Mrs Morgan buried Tarbu in her garden, underneath an RAF flag, after his death three weeks ago. She added: "He was my little flyer and I miss him dearly." Tarbu was 16 years older than the current Guinness World Record holder for the oldest parrot when he died, officials have confirmed.