The Budgie or Budgerigar, (which is called
Parakeet in the USA), is one of the best known Parakeets!
Parakeets belong to the parrot family and the word
"Parakeet" means long tail. They are small to medium sized parrots with
long, tapered tail feathers rather than the larger parrots with stockier
bodies and squarish tails. These colorful, graceful birds are full of
energy! Being flock birds, parakeets are very social with each other and
with people. They love attention and make wonderful pets.
The parakeet genera are found in many of the various
parrot sub-families and overall there are about 120 species with many
sub-species. They come from many diverse habitats throughout Asia,
Australia, tropical and sub-tropical regions of Africa, Central America
and South America.
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