More than 11,000 species of birds have been identified to date. Several are kept as house pets, including cockatiels, cockatoos, and other parrot breeds, such as the budgerigar. While the name may ...

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From Australia's adorable kangaroos and sleepy koalas to colorful clownfish, monarch butterflies, and cheerful budgerigars, ...

Budgerigars are some of the chattiest birds, and that is reflected in their brains. Budgie brains contain a map of vocal sounds, which is similar to that found in the human brain and has not been seen ...

Although, many publications describe diseases in budgerigars, they are not generally available in the laboratory animal literature. The work-up and diagnosis of disease in budgerigars is no different ...

Budgerigars use fluorescent colouring in their feathers to attract mates, a team of researchers based at the University of Queensland has discovered. Budgerigars have naturally occurring yellow ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American What do shingleback lizards, budgerigars and ...

Poke about in many a memory, and bingo, there’s often a budgie. In Mark Carter’s case it’s Bluey, an ’80s childhood pet last sighted in a gnarled old pear tree on the banks of the Annick Water in ...

This article is part of the “Who would win?” series, where wildlife experts dream up hypothetical battles between animals (all in the name of science). Who would have thought the budgerigar, Australia ...