budgerigar

Small pet parakeet

A budgerigar is a small Australian parakeet, typically green and yellow in the wild but bred in many color varieties.

Commonly called a budgie, it's one of the world's most popular pet birds, prized for its ability to mimic speech and its sociable temperament: The budgie chattered happily on its perch.

diet

seed

Embryonic plant capsule

pellet · spinach · carrot · apple · grit · calcium · vitamin · water dish · feeder · foraging

anatomy

beak

Horny avian mouthpart

eye · claw · tail · flight feather · down · nostril · leg band · small · lightweight · compact

pet

cage

Barred confinement structure

  • aviaryLarge enclosure for birds
  • perchResting spot for birds
  • tameMade gentle, manageable

companion · domesticated · handfed · bonding · owner · household · popular · beginner · affordable · lifespan

plumage

colorful

Full of varied hues

  • greenColor of vegetation
  • yellowHue between green and orange
  • bluePrimary color; also sad

violet · albino · pied · opaline · spangle · cinnamon · clearwing · mutation · breeding · genetics

vocalization

chirp

Short, high avian sound

  • chatterLight, rapid speech
  • songMusical piece with words
  • mimicOne who copies others

talk · speech · whistle · call · warble · trill · squawk · vocabulary · phrase · training

australian

parakeet

Small long-tailed parrot

  • outbackRemote interior wilderness
  • nativeOriginating from a place
  • wildNot domesticated or controlled

flock · eucalyptus · gum tree · grassland · arid · nomadic · drought · waterhole · billabong · endemic

Categories
Opposites
bird size

budgerigarmacaw

Large neotropical parrot

ostrich · emu · cockatoo · African grey parrot · cassowary

domestication/wildness

budgerigarraptor

Hunting bird with talons

bird of prey · golden eagle

pet type

budgerigardog

Domesticated barking mammal

cat · horse · python · tarantula · Great Dane

Family

budgerigars

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G