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budgerigar::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | budgereegah, budgerygah, budgie, grass parakeet, lovebird, melopsittacus undulatus, shell parakeet |
| Type of | parroquet, parrakeet, parroket, parakeet, paraquet, paroquet |
Examples of budgerigar
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Like most parrot species, budgerigar plumage fluoresces under ultraviolet light.
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In 2001, recordings of a budgerigar called Victor got some attention from the media.
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Frequently, his only company was budgerigar Henry, who sat on his shoulder while he worked.
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He perches on a kitchen chair like a budgerigar in its cage.
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The budgerigar has been bred in captivity since the 1850s.
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A female budgerigar will lay her eggs on alternate days.
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The budgerigar was first described by George Shaw in 1805, and given its current binomial name by John Gould in 1840.
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The beak of a budgerigar can clamp tighter than most other birds, keeping food or nesting supplies from falling out of its hold.
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The Californian based team used a species of budgerigar to discover if the ability to mimic new calls is linked to courtship and mate choice.
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- Small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
- The Budgerigar Common Pet Parakeet, or Shell Parakeet (Melopsittacus undulatus), often called a budgie or parakeet, is a small parrot and the only species in the Australian genus Melopsittacus. ...
- A small species of parakeet native to Australia and often kept as pets
- Melopsittacus undulatus, a small, green and yellow parrot endemic to the drier regions of mainland Australia. The most popular pet bird world-wide, the budgie has been bred by fanciers to occur in a range of colours and markings. ...
- (budge-er-ee-gar) n. 1. The proper name for what Americans call a parakeet. This is usually called a budgie.
