Facts about Budgerigars:
Budgerigars, which are scientifically under the Subfamily of Loraine, are birds that are native to the wild and drier parts Australia. Budgerigar’s life expectancy is about 15 – 20 years or more. They are relatively small parakeets with an enthusiastic, sociable attitude towards people, which makes them an interesting choice as pets.
These parrots had been popular since the 19th century especially when scientists brought it to Europe. In the wild, Budgies are miniature birds with variety of colorful feathers such as green with yellow, with black stripes and markings, and dark blue-green-black flight and tail feathers, and because of color mutations they now come in an array of different jelly bean colors like yellow, white, violet, gray, sky blue, cobalt, mauve except red and pink. Aside from talking, they are also fond of chewing, napping and playing interesting games to keep them from being bored and also to satisfy their curious minds.
Most Budgerigars are generally easy to train and can be well behaved if you provide them with adequate attention, interaction, and love. They can easily become part of the family and a loving companion if you are willing to put in the time and effort to take care of them. Budgerigars can be quite tricky to differentiate because they have very similar appearance to the other parakeets. They display small, iridescent blue-violet cheek patches, with a light green body color. Their wings have greenish-black flight feathers and their beaks do not protrude much. Their average size including tails is about 7 inches long, with a wingspan of about 10 – 14 inches, and weighs 30 – 40 grams. It has an average lifespan of 15 – 20 years. The maximum recorded lifespan of a budgie is 26 years although sometimes, it only lives for a minimum of 5 – 10 years.
In terms of their behavior and personality, they are quite notorious for having sharp screeching noise and bold attitude in everything. They will destroy and chew on any objects available, requires lots of interaction and at times nippy to unfamiliar faces. But they are primarily easy to tame and very friendly once they get to know you. These parrots are omnivorous and usually feed on seeds, insects, fruit and nuts. Budgerigars are sexually dimorphic; female budgies have white or light-blue, tan, or brown cere (head) while males commonly have blue or purplish-blue cere except for color mutated species.
In terms of reproduction, Budgerigars reach their sexual maturity as early as 6 months old and breeding period usually occurs between June and September; female’s clutch size ranges from an average of 4 – 6 eggs and incubation last for about 18 – 21 days. Just like any parrots, Budgerigars can be trained to mimic human speech and imitate other sounds by using their bifurcated trachea, which are equivalent to vocal cords in humans. Male budgies are usually the one who sings especially when courting.
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