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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة	بدجريقة	Pohnpei Lorikeet
الاسم العلمي	Melopsittacus undulatus	Trichoglossus rubiginosus
الرتبة	Psittaciformes	Psittaciformes
الفصيلة	Psittaculidae	Psittaculidae
حالة الحفاظ	Least Concern	Near Threatened
الطول	18,0 cm (7.1 in)	—
طول الجناح	30,0 cm (11.8 in)	28,2 cm (11.1 in)
الوزن	30,0 g (1.06 oz)	77,5 g (2.73 oz)
النظام الغذائي	Primarily grass seeds and other small seeds. In the wild, feeds on the ground in …	--
عدد البيض في الوضع	4-6	1
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

بدجريقة 18,0 cm

Pohnpei Lorikeet —

طول الجناح

بدجريقة 30,0 cm

Pohnpei Lorikeet 28,2 cm

الوزن

بدجريقة 30,0 g

Pohnpei Lorikeet 77,5 g

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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

بدجريقة only

🌾 Grassland 🏜️ Desert

Pohnpei Lorikeet only

🌲 Forest

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.

Pohnpei 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.

Pohnpei Lorikeet

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

بدجريقة

Near Threatened

Pohnpei 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

Pohnpei 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.

Pohnpei Lorikeet

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