periquito-australiano vs Yellow-throated Hanging-parrot

Melopsittacus undulatus comparado com Loriculus pusillus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo periquito-australiano Yellow-throated Hanging-parrot
Nome científico Melopsittacus undulatus Loriculus pusillus
Ordem Psittaciformes Psittaciformes
Família Psittaculidae Psittaculidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Near Threatened
Comprimento 18,0 cm (7.1 in)
Envergadura 30,0 cm (11.8 in) 17,0 cm (6.7 in)
Peso 30,0 g (1.06 oz) 15,5 g (0.55 oz)
Dieta Primarily grass seeds and other small seeds. In the wild, feeds on the ground in … --
Tamanho da postura 4-6 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
periquito-australiano 18,0 cm
Yellow-throated Hanging-parrot
Envergadura
periquito-australiano 30,0 cm
Yellow-throated Hanging-parrot 17,0 cm
Peso
periquito-australiano 30,0 g
Yellow-throated Hanging-parrot 15,5 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

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periquito-australiano only

Yellow-throated Hanging-parrot only

periquito-australiano

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

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Yellow-throated Hanging-parrot

Geographic Range & Migration

periquito-australiano

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

Yellow-throated Hanging-parrot

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

periquito-australiano

Near Threatened

Yellow-throated Hanging-parrot

How to Tell Them Apart

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

Yellow-throated Hanging-parrot

About These Birds

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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