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Feathered Frenzy > Budgerigar
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Budgies are a delightful companion for anyone new to owning a parrot. They come in a rainbow of colors, are easy to take care of, and not as loud as their larger cousins. In America, budgies are often labeled somewhat inaccurately as "parakeets" in pet stores. Parakeets are actually a large group of parrots, including macaws, cockatiels, and many other unique species. Male budgerigars will develop a blue cere when they are approximately 4-5 months old. Any other color of cere is a female. Sadly, because this little parrot is so widely available, it is often found shoved into tiny cages and overcrowded. A single budgerigar needs a cage of at least 18"x18"x18". Most cages in pet stores advertised for budgies are too small! Ideally, a cage of 24"x18"x18" would be nice for a budgerigar, being longer than tall. Birds do not, after all, fly straight up and down! There is no such thing as "too big" of a bird cage. The bar spacing, though, needs to be no larger than 1/2".
We've got a great selection of parakeet t-shirts for bird lovers! Click any section below to see more budgie gifts:

Love Green Budgie Cartoon Cute cartoon with a drawing of a yellow and green budgie against a big red heart. Offered on many different types of apparel and gifts. |
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Love Blue Budgie Cartoon A beautiful color mutation where the parakeets have blue bodies, white wings, and white heads, lined in black. T-shirts and more. |
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Baseball Logo Our cute parrot sports logo has Budgerigars scripted across the front, with a tail underneath. Bright blue design is outlined in black and white. Sporty look on tees and more. |
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Parrot Fan It's chaos in this fun green and yellow design. It reads, "Budgie Afficionado" with little bird tracks running all over! On clothing, mugs, and gifts. |
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Avian Love Follow this thread to find 5 humorous birds loving each other images. |
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Art Find great Budgerigar art in this section! Many different paintings to choose from, yellow and blue keets. |
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Parakeet: Daisy This thread has 5 more lifelike parakeet images to choose from. Don't miss a one!! |
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I Love Budgies Love Budgies? This cute version includes the Grey Birdorable Budgie. |
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Property of Our heavily distressed retro Budgerigar apparel is printed in dark blue. Reads XXL and Athletic Dept. Fun vintage style clothing for parrot lovers! |
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I Love Budgies A cute design for anyone that loves Budgies. Three Birdorable Budgies are lined up. |
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Parrots The design is blue and gray, with the word "Parrots" having the distressed look, and "Budgerigars" in solid blue across it. On clothing. |
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Stylish Budgie Design A classy look done entirely in grey and black. Reads the common name in the center, with the scientific name (Melopstiiacus undulatus ) above. A unique design! |
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Green Budgie These cute little parakeets pack a lot spunk and smarts into their small size. The pet owner or bird lover will enjoy this classic green Budgie portrait. For the Parakeet lover, look for a bright t-sh |
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Christmas Ornaments Budgie christmas ornaments for parrot lovers. Beautiful artwork, cartoon birds, and more, all printed on high quality porcelain. |
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License Plate Frames We have a great assortment of Budgerigar license plate holders. A rainbow of colors and many sayings to choose from - funny, sweet, serious, and more. |
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Stickers Look no further - our enormous collection of Budgie stickers is in here! Oval, rectangular, and of course, bumper stickers. Great for parrot lovers. |
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I heart parakeets Parakeets, Keets, or Budgies; no matter you want to call them, you want to show that you love them! Choose either blue or green birds. |
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Budgerigars

Species: Melopsittacus undulatus
Common Name: Budgie, Parakeet
Size: 35-50g
Lifespan: approx. 15 years
Habitat: Australia
Talking Ability: Low
Note: Many aviculturists contend that the budgie is one of the best talkers of the bird world. However, since their so-called "speech" is so garbled and chirpy that you generally can't make out what they are saying, we had to assign an ability of "Low."


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