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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo	Long-tailed Parakeet	periquito-australiano
Nome científico	Belocercus longicaudus	Melopsittacus undulatus
Ordem	Psittaciformes	Psittaciformes
Família	Psittaculidae	Psittaculidae
Estado de conservação	Vulnerable	Least Concern
Comprimento	—	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 …
Tamanho da postura	2-3	4-6
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Long-tailed Parakeet —

periquito-australiano 18,0 cm

Envergadura

Long-tailed Parakeet 29,4 cm

periquito-australiano 30,0 cm

Peso

Long-tailed Parakeet 146,3 g

periquito-australiano 30,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Long-tailed Parakeet only

🌲 Forest 🏖️ Coastal

periquito-australiano only

🌾 Grassland 🏜️ Desert

periquito-australiano

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

periquito-australiano

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

periquito-australiano

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

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Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

Long-tailed Parakeet

Least Concern

periquito-australiano

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How to Tell Them Apart

Long-tailed Parakeet

periquito-australiano

Plumagem

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

Bico

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

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About These Birds

Long-tailed Parakeet

periquito-australiano

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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