Budgerigar

Cute bird Budgerigar

by ArtBrom The Budgie is a small Australian parrot. It can be found throughout the drier parts of Australia and has survived in the inlands of that continent for over 5 million years. It is also believed to be the most common pet parrot in the world; the Budgerigar has been bred in captivity since the 1850s. There are at least 32 primary mutations in the Budgerigar, enabling hundreds of possible secondary mutations and colour varieties.

Latin name:	Melopsittacus undulatus
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	sittacidae
Also Called:	Budgie, Parakeet
Size:	About 18 cm long
International names:
Undulat (Danish)
Grasparkiet (Dutch)
Undulaatti (Finnish)
Perruche Ondulée (French)
Wellensittich (German)
Undulat (Norwegian)
Papużka Falista (Polish)
Periquito-australiano (Portuguese)
Periquito (Spanish)
Undulat (Swedish)