The budgerigar (nicknamed budgie) is a small parrot.
It belongs to the tribe of the wide tailed parrots.
The budgerigar is found in most parts of Australia.
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Budgerigars often kept as pets because of the ability to mimic human speech,low cost,small size and playful nature.
It its easy to tell a boy budgerigar from a girl budgerigar. The boy budgerigar has a blue cere (the colored bit above its beak) and the female has a brown cere.
| This budgie has a blue cere so it is a male! |
