When you’re looking for a small bird as a pet, parakeets or budgies are generally recommended. The truth is that a budgie is a parakeet! It can be quite confusing, but only in the U.S. is a budgie ...

Wild parakeet breeding populations are established in more than 30 countries They're good at adapting to new environments, and there are few natural predators outside native area Love them or hate ...

A nesting association between invasive and native bird species can counteract predators to aid the spread of an invasive species across non-urban habitats, where the invasives may become crop pests A ...

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Monk parakeets have been around the Houston area for more than 30 years, but many people are still surprised when they see a flock of the bright-green birds in their neighborhood. Perhaps it's that we ...

As boom time ends for outback budgies, flocks up to 60,000 strong are congregating on water bodies. THE RESIDENTS OF Alice Springs have sighted plenty of small flocks of budgies in recent months. Now, ...