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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo	periquito-australiano	Blue-backed Parrot
Nome científico	Melopsittacus undulatus	Tanygnathus everetti
Ordem	Psittaciformes	Psittaciformes
Família	Psittaculidae	Psittaculidae
Estado de conservação	Least Concern	Endangered
Comprimento	18,0 cm (7.1 in)	—
Envergadura	30,0 cm (11.8 in)	40,2 cm (15.8 in)
Peso	30,0 g (1.06 oz)	269,6 g (9.51 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	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

periquito-australiano 18,0 cm

Blue-backed Parrot —

Envergadura

periquito-australiano 30,0 cm

Blue-backed Parrot 40,2 cm

Peso

periquito-australiano 30,0 g

Blue-backed Parrot 269,6 g

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

periquito-australiano only

🌾 Grassland 🏜️ Desert

Blue-backed Parrot only

🌲 Forest

periquito-australiano

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

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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.

Blue-backed Parrot

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Geographic Range & Migration

periquito-australiano

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

Blue-backed Parrot

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

periquito-australiano

Endangered

Blue-backed Parrot

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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

Blue-backed Parrot

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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.

Blue-backed Parrot

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