budgies

Colorful Australian parakeets

Budgies are small parakeets native to Australia, popular as household pets for their bright colors and ability to mimic speech.

The word is a clipped form of budgerigar.

We had a pair of budgies growing up—one blue, one green.

pets

parakeets

Small pet parrots

  • cageBarred confinement structure
  • perchResting spot for birds
  • birdseedFood for wild fliers

aviary · taming · cuttlebone · millet · chirping · feathers · preening · mirror · swing · toys

species

parakeet

Small long-tailed parrot

green · blue · yellow · albino · pied · cere · mutation · breeding · clutch · fledgling

enthusiasts

breeding

Reproductive cultivation of organisms

fancy · mutations · linebreeding · banding · clubs · competitions · standards · judges · cages · aviaries

Categories
Opposites
pet bird type

budgiescanaries

Small yellow pet birds

finches · cockatiels · lovebirds · macaws · parrots

animal domestication/wildness

budgieswild birds

birds of prey · eagles · hawks

pet size/maintenance

budgieshorses

Large domesticated hoofed mammals

elephants · macaws · pythons · big cats

Phrases
Family

budgie

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G