Is a budgie a parrot

Answer 1

Yes, budgies are small parrots. Parrots are recognisable by their curved beaks and sharp claws, which are often used to hold foods or other items of interest to the bird.

Away from their native Australia, budgerigars are sometimes called "parakeets", but this term applies to a variety of long-tailed small to medium sized members of the parrot family, and does not exclusively mean budgies.

Answer 2

Parakeet is a term for any small to medium sized species of parrots, that generally have long tail feathers.

The term Grass Parakeet (or Grasskeet) refers to a large number of small temp Australian parakeets native to grasslands such as Neophema and Princess Parrot. The Australian rosellas are also parakeets. Many of the smaller, long-tailed species of lories may be referred to as lorikeets.

The term Ringneck Parakeet refers to a number of African and Asian parakeet species of the Psittacula genus.

Answer 3

Budgies are not baby parrots, but they are small members of the parrot family. The nickname "Budgie" stands for the budgerigar from Australia. Their name is believed to be derived from the indigenous Australian word Betcherrygah.

Outside of their native Australia, budgies are known in some countries as "parakeets". The term "parakeet" is a generalised term to cover numerous species of smaller, long-tailed parrots. Birds classified under the name "parakeet" are actually unrelated to each other, except by means of all being in the parrot family. They are all seed, nut and fruit-eaters, with some species feeding off pollen and nectar they get from native flowers.

Birds classified under the term parakeet include:

• budgies
• cockatiels
• rosellas
• lorikeets

Answer 4

Budgies are parrots. They are members of the parrot family. The nickname "Budgie" stands for the budgerigar from Australia. Their name is believed to be derived from the indigenous Australian word Betcherrygah.

Answer 5

Not necessarily. The term parakeet covers a variety of small to medium sized, long-tailed parrots, such as budgies and cockatiels. There is no real single species called a "parakeet".

Answer 6

yes