How old do you have to be to get a bird?

It's according to what type of bird and where you are located. Some birds are not allowed to be purchased unless you have a certain license. I would say that anyone who would want to purchase a bird that is in the United States would have to be about the age of fourteen for a smaller bird like a cockatiel, budgie, finch, love bird, etc. Eighteen is about the age when you should be able to purchase a bird about the size of a conure or larger.