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Baby parakeets are tiny and have very little feathers and are not ready to be adopted into a family unless the family has a lot of bird experience. The parakeet you probably want to adopt is a fledgling, which is kind of like a teenager. Fledgling parakeets have larger heads. Adult parakeets have thicker feathers. Adult parakeets have longer tails. Adult parakeets are larger. Fledgling parakeets have stripes on their whole head extending down to their eyes. The less stripes on its head the older it is. Fledgling parakeets have black eyes and as they usually get older they get a white circle around their eyes.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 10y agoNo. Parakeet is the US name for the budgie or budgerigar.
However, there are different variations to the parakeet. There are the more common Austrailian parakeets and there are the English Budgerigar. The English is bigger that the Aussie and tends to have a slight crest in their heads that they poof out a lot.
xskybirdx says: Budgies are parakeets but not all parakeets are budgies. Budgies is a more specific term, though parakeets is more commonly used. (This answer is from someone in the Mid-Atlantic region of the USA... the answer could b different elsewhere... see above)
Yes. I believe that a budgie is a type of parakeet, considering I saw a label at Petsmart and it read: Budgie Parakeet. I guess nobody knows for sure. except for avian experts.
Yes, they are parakeets, and all parakeets are also just small parrots, like lories, conures, lorikeets, and the larger species like African grey, Amazon yellow naped, etc.
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∙ 12y agoThe differences between parrots and parakeets can be confusing. A parrot is a bird with two toes pointing forwards and two toes pointing backwards (although some birds that have this quality are not parrots). A parakeet is actually under the class of parrot, but it usually has a longer tail in proportion to its body. Basically, all parakeets are parrots, but not all parrots are parakeets. Often, the smaller, long tailed parrots are considered parakeets.
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∙ 14y agoBudgies are the same things as parakeets. Budgie is short for budgerigar, which came from the Aborigine (ab-or-ij-inee) word, Betchery-gah, which means good to eat!
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∙ 14y agoThere is no difference. Both names mean the same bird. A budgie is a parakeet and a parakeet is a Budgie.
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Are parakeets same has budgies?
Yes, budgies are parakeets.
What are budgies and what is its economical value?
Budgies are parakeets. They eat seed
What is the difference between the sound of parakeets and canaries?
what is the difference between the sound of canaries and parakeets
What is some brand names for parakeets?
budgies The real name for parakeets is budgerigar; budgies for short. Budgerigar is Australian because the birds originally came from Australia.
How do bugies eat?
What are bugies? Do you mean budgies, as in parakeets?
Why do parakeets lick their beak?
no, I have budgies/parakeets and have never seen that, and from what I've seen it's not possible.
Are Australian parakeets love birds?
Nope. They're similar, but budgerigars (often called parakeets in the US) and lovebirds are actually different birds. Budgies tend to be slightly bigger and often have stripes. Most lovebird species have a more pronounced beak than that of the budgies, as well. The coloration is different, as well. Do some image searches for lovebirds and budgies to see the difference.
How did parakeets grow?
because green birds (a type of parrot) where kept in captivity until grown into parakeets/budgies/budgerigar.
When is the mating season for budgie parakeets?
budgies and parakeets dont mate they do not need a male to lay an egg so the answer is no season
Can parakeets get fleas or ticks?
technicly i don't think budgies get fleas or tickks.
Do a parakeet and a budgie get along well?
budgies and parakeets are the same things so yes
How do you spell budgerigers?
The correct spelling of the other name for parakeets in budgerigars, but is commonly shortened to just budgies.
