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 ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. Although, many publications describe diseases in budgerigars, they are not generally available in the laboratory animal literature. The ...

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 ...

Imperiously, she deigns to turn her perfect forehead in our direction, looking down upon us from her high perch like a queen surveying her subjects. As well she might. 2,355 budgerigars and 183 ...

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.

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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 ...