parakeet

Small caged talker

A parakeet is a small parrot, typically with bright plumage and a long tail.

The term covers many species, but in American usage usually means the budgerigar—the common pet bird sold in pet stores: The parakeet chirped from its cage.

Parakeets can be trained to mimic speech, though less reliably than larger parrots.

bird

budgerigar

Small Australian pet parakeet

conure · macaw · cockatoo · lorikeet · feathers · plumage · beak · wings · flight · flock

pet

companion

One who keeps company

training · toys · treats · veterinarian · bonding · talking · mimicry · whistling · handleable · socialized

colorful

vibrant

Full of life, intensity

  • plumageBird's complete feather coat
  • greenColor of vegetation
  • bluePrimary color; also sad

yellow · iridescent · brilliant · vivid · variegated · albino · pied · opaline · mutation · markings

chatter

chirping

High repeated animal calls

vocalization · babble · prattle · talkative · chatty · repetition · whistling · screeching · calling · nattering

tropical

Australia

Southern Hemisphere continent-country

  • rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
  • nativeOriginating from a place
  • wildNot domesticated or controlled

habitat · flock · grassland · scrubland · endemic · migration · exotic · monsoon · canopy · biodiversity

Categories
Opposites
bird size

parakeetmacaw

Large neotropical parrot

ostrich · emu · eagle · condor · albatross

domestication/wildness

parakeethawk

Taloned predatory bird

falcon · eagle · vulture · crow · raven

vocalization style

parakeetcanary

Yellow caged songbird

nightingale · songbird · mockingbird · owl · heron

Phrases
Family

parakeets

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G