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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo	Budgerigar	Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
Nombre científico	Melopsittacus undulatus	Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Orden	Psittaciformes	Psittaciformes
Familia	Psittaculidae	Psittaculidae
Estado de conservación	Least Concern	Least Concern
Longitud	18,0 cm (7.1 in)	—
Envergadura	30,0 cm (11.8 in)	25,7 cm (10.1 in)
Peso	30,0 g (1.06 oz)	83,5 g (2.95 oz)
Dieta	Primarily grass seeds and other small seeds. In the wild, feeds on the ground in …	--
Tamaño de la puesta	4-6	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Budgerigar 18,0 cm

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet —

Envergadura

Budgerigar 30,0 cm

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet 25,7 cm

Peso

Budgerigar 30,0 g

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet 83,5 g

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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Budgerigar only

🌾 Grassland 🏜️ Desert

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet only

🌿 Wetland

Budgerigar

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

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet

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Geographic Range & Migration

Budgerigar

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

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Budgerigar

Least Concern

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet

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About These Birds

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.

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet

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