cage birds
Kept feathered pets
Cage birds are birds kept as pets in cages, typically small species valued for their song, plumage, or companionship—canaries, parakeets, finches.
The term distinguishes them from poultry or wild birds: The pet store had a whole section devoted to cage birds.
Also written as one word: cagebirds.
- birdcagesEnclosures for captive birds
- budgerigarSmall Australian pet parakeet
- cuttleboneInternal cephalopod shell
- perchResting spot for birds
- lovebirdPair-bonding small parrot
mynah · hand-rearing · finch · Gouldian finch · seed · parakeet · cockatiel · canary · pretty bird · lorikeets · songbirds · bird song · zebra finch · budgie · parrots · talking bird · warble · feathers
freedom/confinement status
cage birdswild birds
native birds · migratory birds · wildlife · birds of prey · birds of passage
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