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 ...

Who would have thought the budgerigar, Australia's most petite parrot and a denizen of our arid and semi-arid inland, would become the most popular pet bird in the world? The budgerigar's world ...

A team of scientists developed a methodology to map out molecular processes and used that to identify the mysterious yellow pigment gene that parrots use to create their iconic green plumage Many ...

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 ...

On September 24, 2025, in Guizhou, China, @JingYatou'sLiuXiaohu shared a funny video of their Budgerigar interacting with a phone. In the video, the bird is seen watching a show on the mobile device.

Geoff Capes appeared at three Olympics for Great Britain and still holds the British record for the shot-put. Capes was two-time winner of the World's Strongest Man competition. The 197cm, 170kg ...

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 ...

This article is part of the “Who would win?” series, where wildlife experts dream up hypothetical battles between animals (all in the name of science). Who would have thought the budgerigar, Australia ...

On September 13, 2025, in Guizhou, China, @Quiet girl~ shared a video of a smart budgerigar interacting with a phone. In the video, the bird attentively watches as other birds appear on the screen, ...