parrakeet

Small colorful parrot

Parrakeet is a variant spelling of parakeet, a small to medium-sized parrot with a slender build and long tail feathers.

Parakeets are popular as pets, especially the budgerigar: She taught her parrakeet to say hello.

The spelling with double r is less common but appears in older texts.

bird

budgerigar

Small Australian pet parakeet

macaw · cockatoo · finch · canary · avian · plumage · feathers · beak · wingspan · flock

pet

cage

Barred confinement structure

aviary · training · toys · veterinarian · socialization · bonding · playful · affectionate · whistling · perch

colorful

plumage

Bird's complete feather coat

blue · turquoise · iridescent · variegated · brilliant · vivid · rainbow · multicolored · markings · pigmented

mimicry

talking

Producing speech aloud

echo · repetition · whistle · mimic · vocalization · phrases · learning · sounds · chatter · babble

tropical

rainforest

Wet tropical woodland ecosystem

  • AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
  • canopyOverhead protective covering
  • habitatOrganism's natural environment

jungle · exotic · neotropical · biodiversity · wild · endemic · conservation · endangered · feral · ecosystem

Family

parrakeets

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G