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 ...

They might have the highest bouffant, the brightest colours and the most delicate markings, but a prize-winning budgie can't be a champion unless it has the right stance — and a pair of "good strong ...

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THERE are some distinct structural differences between the feathers of the ‘Dominant Grey’ budgerigar and those of other races. In the wild coloured form the feathers of the lower abdominal region ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. Although, many publications describe diseases in budgerigars, they are not generally available in the laboratory animal literature. The ...

Language learning becomes more challenging for people as we age. Children learn languages easily, but this facility begins to decline when we reach our twenties and beyond. Why? To better understand ...

Bruce Schuster pampers his budgerigars with shampoo spritzes and a daily superfood medley. "My wife thinks they're better fed than she is," the 77-year-old says. "It's got all the nice vitamins in ...

The 49th Annual Expert ANBC National Titles will name 29 champion budgies, each representing a different class of bird such as rainbow, opaline or albino varieties. Troy Holmes, delegate to the ...

Determining whether a budgerigar is male or female isn’t always obvious at first glance–yet identifying the gender is crucial for harmonious coexistence in the aviary. Especially when keeping only two ...

Human speech arises courtesy of some significant neural horsepower. Different areas of the brain are involved in determining the meaning that’s desired, finding the words to express it, and then ...