Budgerigar vs Orange-bellied Parrot

Melopsittacus undulatus so với Neophema chrysogaster

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Budgerigar Orange-bellied Parrot
Tên Khoa Học Melopsittacus undulatus Neophema chrysogaster
Bộ Psittaciformes Psittaciformes
Họ Psittaculidae Psittaculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Critically Endangered
Chiều Dài 18,0 cm (7.1 in)
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 30,0 cm (11.8 in) 21,4 cm (8.4 in)
Khối Lượng 30,0 g (1.06 oz) 46,0 g (1.62 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Primarily grass seeds and other small seeds. In the wild, feeds on the ground in … --
Số Trứng 4-6 3-6
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Budgerigar 18,0 cm
Orange-bellied Parrot
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Budgerigar 30,0 cm
Orange-bellied Parrot 21,4 cm
Khối Lượng
Budgerigar 30,0 g
Orange-bellied Parrot 46,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Budgerigar only

Orange-bellied Parrot only

Budgerigar

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

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Orange-bellied Parrot

Geographic Range & Migration

Budgerigar

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

Orange-bellied Parrot

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Budgerigar

Critically Endangered

Orange-bellied Parrot

How to Tell Them Apart

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

Orange-bellied Parrot

About These Birds

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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