Parrots (Psittacidae) - HBW 4

Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)

French: Perruche ondulée German: Wellensittich Spanish: Periquito Común
Other common names: Shell Parakeet

Taxonomy: Psittacus undulatus Shaw, 1805, New South Wales.
Monotypic.

Distribution: Australia, mainly away from coasts and absent from Cape York Peninsula. Feral in C Florida, USA.

  • Least Concern
  • Male bird Vogelpark Heiligenkirchen, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    picopluma 7 August 2009 22 weeks ago 3.5
  • Budgerigar Three birds in cage. Taman Burung, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Java (Indonesia)
    Nadhifa 10 January 2009 1 year ago 1.7
  • Groupe Vogelpark Steinen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (Monotypic species)
    Michael C 1 January 2008 12 weeks ago 3
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