More than 11,000 species of birds have been identified to date. Several are kept as house pets, including cockatiels, cockatoos, and other parrot breeds, such as the budgerigar. While the name may ...

Budgerigars use fluorescent colouring in their feathers to attract mates, a team of researchers based at the University of Queensland has discovered. Budgerigars have naturally occurring yellow ...

Budgerigars display their vitality through lively social behavior, vigorous preening, and vibrant colors—all of which contribute to a long life. Photo: Getty Images / Werner Baumgarten Do you know how ...

Poke about in many a memory, and bingo, there’s often a budgie. In Mark Carter’s case it’s Bluey, an ’80s childhood pet last sighted in a gnarled old pear tree on the banks of the Annick Water in ...

image: No experience with human speech is necessary for budgerigars to perceive the difference between 'd' and 't', according to a study published May 31, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A fully automated procedure, involving computer-controlled stimulus presentation and computer-recorded response measurement, was used for the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The susceptibility of budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) to graded doses of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts was studied. Sixteen budgerigars were ...

At first glance the dark haze above this field in Boulia, western Queensland, looks like a swarm of insects. But a closer looks reveals they are actually hundreds of brightly-coloured budgerigars. The ...