cage bird
Pet behind bars
A cage bird is a bird kept in a cage as a pet, typically a small species like a canary, parakeet, or finch bred for captivity.
The term distinguishes domesticated birds from wild ones and from larger pet birds that may roam freely: She kept a cage bird in the kitchen window.
Also written as two words: cage bird.
- finchSmall seed-eating songbird
- lovebirdPair-bonding small parrot
- canaryYellow caged songbird
- budgerigarSmall Australian pet parakeet
- songbirdMelodious perching avian
parrot · parakeet · macaw · cuttlebone · conure · aviculture · cockatiel · birdkeeping · wing clipping · budgie · zebra finch · vocal mimicry · hand-rearing · millet · chirp · plumage · seed · warble
confinement status
cage birdwild bird
free bird · migratory bird · bird of passage · game bird · yard bird