Information by Phillip P. from Year 5P at Rochedale State School.

  INTRODUCTION

The scientific name of this bird is "Melopsittacus undulatus". It is purchased from a pet shop as a pet but in Australia, it is also seen in flocks in the wild.

HABITAT 

Budgerigars can be seen anywhere in the central part of Australia as long as there is food and water available. Flocks live near grass lands, Mallee scrub, salt-bush plains and also where native grasses grow and where natural water holes provide water.

FEEDING HABITS

Budgerigars feed on grass and other small plants including crops. This is why they are considered a pest to farmers. The bird holds the seed in its beak and cracks it open and then eats the seed inside.

DESCRIPTION

The common Budgerigar is approximately 19cm long. The most common colours are grass-green with a yellow forehead or sky-blue with a white forehead but whatever the colour, they have dark stripes from the back of their head downward to the tip of their wings.

CONCLUSION

The Budgerigar will make its nest in a hollow of a tree. Once a pair have mated, the female will lay 4 - 6 white eggs. The male Budgerigar will also care and feed the female and chicks while they are in the nest. This bird is always chattering as it feeds and drinks. Now that breeders are breeding Budgerigars in captivity, they come in all different colours.

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