Black-winged Lovebird vs Budgerigar

Agapornis taranta so với Melopsittacus undulatus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Black-winged Lovebird Budgerigar
Tên Khoa Học Agapornis taranta Melopsittacus undulatus
Bộ Psittaciformes Psittaciformes
Họ Psittaculidae Psittaculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài 18,0 cm (7.1 in)
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 20,1 cm (7.9 in) 30,0 cm (11.8 in)
Khối Lượng 57,833333333333336 g (2.04 oz) 30,0 g (1.06 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- Primarily grass seeds and other small seeds. In the wild, feeds on the ground in …
Số Trứng 5 4-6
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Black-winged Lovebird
Budgerigar 18,0 cm
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Black-winged Lovebird 20,1 cm
Budgerigar 30,0 cm
Khối Lượng
Black-winged Lovebird 57,833333333333336 g
Budgerigar 30,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Black-winged Lovebird only

Budgerigar only

Budgerigar

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-winged Lovebird

Budgerigar

Tiếng Hót

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

Black-winged Lovebird

Budgerigar

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

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Black-winged Lovebird

Least Concern

Budgerigar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-winged Lovebird

Budgerigar

Bộ Lông

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

Mỏ

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

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About These Birds

Black-winged Lovebird

The Black-winged Lovebird, <em>Agapornis taranta</em>, is a member of the family Psittaculidae and inhabits forest environments in the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea. It is the largest species in the genus Agapornis. This species nests in tree cavities, with an incubation period of approximately 25 days and a fledging period of around 49 days, both among the longest within the genus. Clutch size is typically 5 eggs. Detailed plumage and behavioral descriptions of this species are limited in the available …

Budgerigar

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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