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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính	Budgerigar	Varied Lorikeet
Tên Khoa Học	Melopsittacus undulatus	Psitteuteles versicolor
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	30,0 cm (11.8 in)	22,3 cm (8.8 in)
Khối Lượng	30,0 g (1.06 oz)	55,5 g (1.96 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn	Primarily grass seeds and other small seeds. In the wild, feeds on the ground in …	--
Số Trứng	4-6	2-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Budgerigar 18,0 cm

Varied Lorikeet —

Chiều Dài Sải Cánh

Budgerigar 30,0 cm

Varied Lorikeet 22,3 cm

Khối Lượng

Budgerigar 30,0 g

Varied Lorikeet 55,5 g

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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Budgerigar only

🌾 Grassland 🏜️ Desert

Varied Lorikeet only

🌿 Wetland

Budgerigar

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

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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.

Varied Lorikeet

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Geographic Range & Migration

Budgerigar

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

Varied Lorikeet

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Budgerigar

Least Concern

Varied Lorikeet

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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

Varied Lorikeet

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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.

Varied Lorikeet

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