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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة	بدجريقة	Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
الاسم العلمي	Melopsittacus undulatus	Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
الرتبة	Psittaciformes	Psittaciformes
الفصيلة	Psittaculidae	Psittaculidae
حالة الحفاظ	Least Concern	Least Concern
الطول	18,0 cm (7.1 in)	—
طول الجناح	30,0 cm (11.8 in)	25,7 cm (10.1 in)
الوزن	30,0 g (1.06 oz)	83,5 g (2.95 oz)
النظام الغذائي	Primarily grass seeds and other small seeds. In the wild, feeds on the ground in …	--
عدد البيض في الوضع	4-6	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

بدجريقة 18,0 cm

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet —

طول الجناح

بدجريقة 30,0 cm

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet 25,7 cm

الوزن

بدجريقة 30,0 g

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet 83,5 g

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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

بدجريقة only

🌾 Grassland 🏜️ Desert

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet only

🌿 Wetland

بدجريقة

Open grasslands, scrublands, and woodland in the Australian interior. Nomadic, following rainfall and seeding events.

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Song & Call Comparison

بدجريقة

الغناء

A rising, chattering 'budgerigar' chatter: rapid series of 'chek-chek-chek' and melodic warbling. Enormous wild flocks produce a continuous roaring chorus. Good vocal mimics in captivity.

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet

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Geographic Range & Migration

بدجريقة

Interior of Australia, especially arid and semi-arid regions. One of the most popular pet birds worldwide.

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

بدجريقة

Least Concern

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet

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How to Tell Them Apart

بدجريقة

الريش

Wild-type is green with yellow head and barred black scalloping on upperparts. Captive-bred varieties include blue, white, yellow, and many other colors.

المنقار

Short, downward-curved, olive-grey bill typical of parakeets

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet

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About These Birds

بدجريقة

The budgerigar is the third most popular pet in the world after dogs and cats, and by far the most common pet parrot. Wild budgies travel in enormous nomadic flocks that can darken the sky. Males can learn to mimic human speech, with one record-holding budgie having a vocabulary of 1,728 words.

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet

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