Sentences with phrase «of budgerigars»

This is also true of budgerigars, also known as parakeets, and cockatiels as well.

Mandyam Srinivasan at the University of Queensland, Australia, and his colleagues uncovered the simple trick when filming pairs of budgerigars flying towards each other in a narrow tunnel.

Not exact matches

Half the group were given begonias to care for, and half were given budgerigars (a variety of parakeet).

Granted, ethical discernment requires a sane arrangement of priorities — a baby makes moral demands on us that a budgerigar can not — but it definitely does not require the suppression of any natural impulse of pity, mercy, concern, or fellow feeling.

Until now, the budgerigar (common pet parakeet) was the only species of parrot whose brain had been probed for the mechanisms of vocal learning.

Rhythmic behavior has recently been observed in other animals, including parrots, budgerigars, sea lions, rhesus monkeys, and chimpanzees, although in the majority of these cases animals were explicitly trained to synchronize.

Blue budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus, second from the left) may be common in pet stores today, but when they first appeared in Europe in the second half of the 19th century, they were a rarity: In the wild, these small parrots usually have a green chest and a yellow head like the two birds on the right.

The research, which formed part of a vast study carried out over the past four years by the international Avian Phylogenomics Consortium, involved the analysis of the whole genome structure of the chicken, turkey, Pekin duck, zebra finch and budgerigar.

«There are lots of studies showing detection of sound in noise is easier if it's «your» sound; in the budgerigar's case, that would be a contact call,» says Dent.

Watch a group of young budgerigars playing together and it becomes obvious which ones have loud and active personalities, which are a bit quieter and which are just plain devilish.

Any store that sells birds must keep the bread - and - butter species like budgerigars (parakeets) and cockatiels, especially when one considers that these two species make up over 70 percent of the pet bird population in the U.S..

Birds such as finches, budgerigars (parakeets) and cockatiels, which eat a lot of seeds in the wild, can be fed a fresh seed mix as part of their main diet, but they also need pellets and fresh foods.

Usually with smaller parrots like parakeets (budgerigars) and cockatiels, the spacing is the more important factor, as a bird can be seriously injured or even killed if it is able put its head through the bars of the cage.

But there has been a suggestion of it in one species of bird - the budgerigar.

The two most popular small parrot species, cockatiels and budgerigars (parakeets), are originally from the Australian outback, where seeds make up a larger part of their diet.

These types of birds include most parrots, macaws, budgerigars, and cockatiels.

There are many budgerigars needing homes, so think of adopting one from an adoption and education foundation or parrot rescue.

Budgerigars are approximately seven inches in length with a wingspan of 10 to 14 inches.

Due to their size and pleasant nature, budgerigars are one of the most popular breeds of birds to keep as pets.

Parakeets, also sometimes called budgies or budgerigars, are one of the most popular types of pet birds in the United States second only to the cockatiel.

Cage Specifics It can be quite obvious that a bird's cage becomes its castle, especially with members of the parrot family, like parakeets (budgerigars) and cockatiels.

The most popular species of parrots, according to the American Pet Product Association's National Pet Owners Survey, are the parakeet (budgerigar) and the cockatiel.

If the bird is a bit aggressive — even budgerigars can draw blood — use a wooden dowel of the right diameter instead of a finger or hand.

This is not the case with pet birds, except those that have been bred in captivity for hundreds of years, such as budgerigars and canaries.

The rest of the pet birds in the United States are parrots, with budgerigars (parakeets) and cockatiels making up the largest percentage at 67 percent.

Considering that this small parrot is the second most commonly kept pet bird after the parakeet (budgerigar), and that together these two species make up almost 80 percent of caged bird sales, this is a serious problem.

Admittedly, smaller parrot species such as budgerigars (parakeets) and cockatiels are rarely given a separate play area, as their cages can be large enough to accommodate flapping wings for exercise and plenty of toys to play with all day.

It should be noted that the two most popular parrots kept as pets — parakeets (budgerigars) and cockatiels — do eat a lot of seeds in the wild, unlike most other parrot species, but the variety is much greater.

Except for the most popular parrot species (the budgerigar), almost all other parrot species sold out of pet stores have been hand raised.

Canaries, budgerigars and parrots play equally important roles as companions; exotic varieties of fish provide relaxing company as they swim lazily in brightly lit aquaria; and the range of small pets, often for children, includes hamsters, guinea pigs and rabbits.

Below it hangs a painting of a birdcage that might almost be a house, by Gwen John, and an anonymous photo of someone's dead pet budgerigar lying in state.