PARAKEET

The word parakeet is derived from the French word perroquet. This species is known as the Common Parakeet, Budgerigar or Budgie.

Nomadic seed-eaters, wild Parakeets follow available food and water across dry regions of Australia. They spend winters in the north and in spring and summer return to thesouthern regions.

The fleshy area containing the nostrils above the beak is called a cere. Males have blue ceres, and the ceres of females are brown during the breeding and pale brown to white when not breeding​.

These Parakeets are the most common pet bird in the world and the third most common pet overall, after dogs and cats.​

LEAST CONCERN (LC):
Less likely to become endangered anytime soon.