 Parakeet Name given to a wide group of small parakeets, native to the Indo-Malaysian region . Parakeets have long , pointed tails , unlike lovebirds that are more chunky which they are sometimes confused with . The budgerigar, also called the shell, zebra, or grass parakeet, is the best known of the true parakeets.
The wild budgerigar of Australia is usually green or blue with black and yellow markings ; commonly used as the caged bird it has been bred in white and yellow. The hanging parakeet like a bat sleeps upside down. The recently extinct Carolina parakeet was the only parrot native to the United states. It was 12 in. long with a yellow green body and orange red head. It was sought as a caged bird and for its plumage and also killed as a destroyer of fruit and grain crops. |
