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Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता	बजरिगर तोता	Nicobar Parakeet
वैज्ञानिक नाम	Melopsittacus undulatus	Psittacula caniceps
गण	Psittaciformes	Psittaciformes
कुल	Psittaculidae	Psittaculidae
संरक्षण स्थिति	Least Concern	Near Threatened
लंबाई	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	—
पंखों का फैलाव	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	42.4 cm (16.7 in)
वजन	30.0 g (1.06 oz)	224.0 g (7.90 oz)
आहार	Primarily grass seeds and other small seeds. In the wild, feeds on the ground in …	--
अंडों की संख्या	4-6	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

बजरिगर तोता 18.0 cm

Nicobar Parakeet —

पंखों का फैलाव

बजरिगर तोता 30.0 cm

Nicobar Parakeet 42.4 cm

वजन

बजरिगर तोता 30.0 g

Nicobar Parakeet 224.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

बजरिगर तोता only

🌾 Grassland 🏜️ Desert

Nicobar Parakeet only

🌲 Forest

बजरिगर तोता

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

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Song & Call Comparison

बजरिगर तोता

गीत

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.

Nicobar Parakeet

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Geographic Range & Migration

बजरिगर तोता

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

Nicobar Parakeet

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संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

बजरिगर तोता

Near Threatened

Nicobar Parakeet

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How to Tell Them Apart

बजरिगर तोता

पंख

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

चोंच

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

Nicobar Parakeet

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About These Birds

बजरिगर तोता

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.

Nicobar Parakeet

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