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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo	Long-tailed Parakeet	Budgerigar
Nombre científico	Belocercus longicaudus	Melopsittacus undulatus
Orden	Psittaciformes	Psittaciformes
Familia	Psittaculidae	Psittaculidae
Estado de conservación	Vulnerable	Least Concern
Longitud	—	18,0 cm (7.1 in)
Envergadura	29,4 cm (11.6 in)	30,0 cm (11.8 in)
Peso	146,3 g (5.16 oz)	30,0 g (1.06 oz)
Dieta	--	Primarily grass seeds and other small seeds. In the wild, feeds on the ground in …
Tamaño de la puesta	2-3	4-6
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Long-tailed Parakeet —

Budgerigar 18,0 cm

Envergadura

Long-tailed Parakeet 29,4 cm

Budgerigar 30,0 cm

Peso

Long-tailed Parakeet 146,3 g

Budgerigar 30,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Long-tailed Parakeet only

🌲 Forest 🏖️ Coastal

Budgerigar only

🌾 Grassland 🏜️ Desert

Budgerigar

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Long-tailed Parakeet

Budgerigar

Canto

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Long-tailed Parakeet

Budgerigar

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

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Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Long-tailed Parakeet

Least Concern

Budgerigar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Long-tailed Parakeet

Budgerigar

Plumaje

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

Pico

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

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About These Birds

Long-tailed Parakeet

Budgerigar

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.

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