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budgerigar, budgie (Melopsittacus undulatus)
Subject: budgerigar, budgie (Melopsittacus undulatus)
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budgerigar, budgie (Melopsittacus undulatus)


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Deutsch: Ausschnitt aus der Tafel zu Wellensittichen
Date by 1840
Source Birds of Australia, Band von 1840
Author John Gould (1804–1881) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gould
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wellensittich_gould_1840.jpg

The budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus), also known as the common pet parakeet or shell parakeet and informally nicknamed the budgie, is a small, long-tailed, seed-eating parrot. Budgerigars are the only species in the Australian genus Melopsittacus, and are found wild throughout the drier parts of Australia.

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Scientific Name: Melopsittacus undulatus (Shaw, 1805)
Common Names: Budgerigar, Budgie, common pet parakeet, shell parakeet
French: Perruche ondulée German: Wellensittich Spanish: Periquito común
Taxonomy: Psittacus undulatus Shaw, 1805, New South Wales, Australia.
Distribution: Australia, mainly away from coasts, and absent from Cape York Peninsula.

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