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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	虎皮鸚鵡	杂色鹦鹉
学名	Melopsittacus undulatus	Psitteuteles versicolor
目	Psittaciformes	Psittaciformes
科	Psittaculidae	Psittaculidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	—
翼展	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	22.3 cm (8.8 in)
体重	30.0 g (1.06 oz)	55.5 g (1.96 oz)
食性	Primarily grass seeds and other small seeds. In the wild, feeds on the ground in …	--
产卵数	4-6	2-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

虎皮鸚鵡 18.0 cm

杂色鹦鹉 —

翼展

虎皮鸚鵡 30.0 cm

杂色鹦鹉 22.3 cm

体重

虎皮鸚鵡 30.0 g

杂色鹦鹉 55.5 g

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

无

虎皮鸚鵡 only

🌾 Grassland 🏜️ Desert

杂色鹦鹉 only

🌿 Wetland

虎皮鸚鵡

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

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Song & Call Comparison

虎皮鸚鵡

鸣唱

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.

杂色鹦鹉

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Geographic Range & Migration

虎皮鸚鵡

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

杂色鹦鹉

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保护状况

Least Concern

虎皮鸚鵡

Least Concern

杂色鹦鹉

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How to Tell Them Apart

虎皮鸚鵡

羽毛

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

喙

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

杂色鹦鹉

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About These Birds

虎皮鸚鵡

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.

杂色鹦鹉

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