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How much do you know about budgerigars? Budgerigar Breed Profile

2022-03-27 / 749 Read

The budgerigar (scientific name: Melopsittacus undulatus) is a bird of the family Parrotidae, also known as Jiaofeng, which is a small climbing bird species, native to the inland areas of Australia, wild The budgerigars inhabit forest margins, grasslands, etc. Group activities. Feed on plant seeds, etc. The breeding period is June-January, nesting in tree holes, laying 4-8 eggs per clutch, and the incubation period is 18 days. Lively and easy to tame, it is one of the most common pet birds in China. It belongs to the national second-class protected animal.

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Chinese name: Budgerigar

Latin name: Melopsittacus undulatus

Aliases: Jiaofeng, Caifeng, Parrot, Asuer, Pipi

Kingdom: Animalia

Department: Chordate

Subphylum: Vertebrate subphylum

Class: Avian

Subclass : Subclass Avian

Order: Parrotidae

Family: Parrotidae

Subfamily: Parrotidae

Family: New-Australian Parrots

Genus: Budgerigar

Species: Budgerigar

Distribution area: Native to Oceania, now widely distributed in the Australian inland Region

Named: Shaw, 1805

English Name: Budgerigar, Budgie