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 LC    Budgerigar* Id (Atlas): 310
    Melopsittacus undulatus Endemic

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Budgerigar, Canary Parrot, Scalloped Parrot, Shell Parrot, Undulated Parrot, Zebra Parrot, Shell Parakeet, Warbling Grass-Parrot, Warbling Grass-Parakeet, Budgie, Budgerygah, Betcherrygah, Flight Bird, Lovebird, Shelly

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Shaw, 1805)

Derivation
Mel-op-sitt'-a-cus - Gk, melos, song; Gk, psittacos, parrot: un-du-lä'-tus - L., marked with waves

Abundance (Guide)
C - LA

Abundant, irruptive. Highly nomadic, congregating after heavy rains where lush grass ensures abundant seed.

Habitat
Open country, with belts of timber or isolated patches of scrub.

Range (Guide)
Australia (B).

Introduced to Kuwait (E), Puerto Rico, USA (B).

Image of Range of Budgerigar
 
Inland areas of Australia generally, extending irregularly to many coastal localities.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
Secure.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually in flocks.

Food
Seeds of grasses, less often seeds of other herbaceous plants.

Voice
A warbling, musical, 'tirrrit', 'tir-rit, tirit' uttered in flight. A rapid, rasping or scolding 'tzzit-tzit-tzit, tzt-zt-zt', fading away, uttered on taking flight.



Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (45)...)

 
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) [XC634949]
     by Marc Anderson from Murrawombie, Bogan Shire Council, New South Wales, Australia (flight call)

 
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) [XC609245]
     by Marc Anderson from Sturt NP, Olive Downs area, New South Wales, Australia (call)

Breeding Season (Guide)
March - September, and after rain in the north, August - January in the south.

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Nest
In a hole in a tree.

Eggs (Guide)
4 - 6, occasionally up to 8; white; round; about 19 x 14 mm. Incubation: 18 - 20 days; by female, who is fed by male at regular intervals.

Young
Fledge in about 35 days.

Subspecies
No subspecies.


References
See References.

The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9

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