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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính	Moluccan King-parrot	Budgerigar
Tên Khoa Học	Alisterus amboinensis	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	41,0 cm (16.1 in)	30,0 cm (11.8 in)
Khối Lượng	154,0 g (5.43 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	2	4-6
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Moluccan King-parrot —

Budgerigar 18,0 cm

Chiều Dài Sải Cánh

Moluccan King-parrot 41,0 cm

Budgerigar 30,0 cm

Khối Lượng

Moluccan King-parrot 154,0 g

Budgerigar 30,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Moluccan King-parrot only

🌲 Forest

Budgerigar only

🌾 Grassland 🏜️ Desert

Budgerigar

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Moluccan King-parrot

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

Moluccan King-parrot

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

Moluccan King-parrot

Least Concern

Budgerigar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Moluccan King-parrot

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

Moluccan King-parrot

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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