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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ	นกหงส์หยก	Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์	Melopsittacus undulatus	Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
อันดับ	Psittaciformes	Psittaciformes
วงศ์ตระกูล	Psittaculidae	Psittaculidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์	Least Concern	Least Concern
ความยาว	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	—
กว้างปีก	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	25.7 cm (10.1 in)
น้ำหนัก	30.0 g (1.06 oz)	83.5 g (2.95 oz)
อาหาร	Primarily grass seeds and other small seeds. In the wild, feeds on the ground in …	--
จำนวนไข่	4-6	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

นกหงส์หยก 18.0 cm

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet —

กว้างปีก

นกหงส์หยก 30.0 cm

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet 25.7 cm

น้ำหนัก

นกหงส์หยก 30.0 g

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet 83.5 g

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Habitat Comparison

ถิ่นที่อยู่อาศัยร่วมกัน

ไม่มี

นกหงส์หยก only

🌾 Grassland 🏜️ Desert

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet only

🌿 Wetland

นกหงส์หยก

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

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Song & Call Comparison

นกหงส์หยก

เสียงร้อง

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

นกหงส์หยก

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

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

นกหงส์หยก

Least Concern

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet

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How to Tell Them Apart

นกหงส์หยก

ขนนก

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

ปาก

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

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet

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About These Birds

นกหงส์หยก

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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