Melopsittacus: Badgerigar Habitats

Melopsittacus Undulatus or budgerigar is a small species of parrot sometimes referred to as a parakeet. They are Eukaryas and come from the Animalia kingdom. They fall into the phylum of chordata. Similar Animals Would include…Parrots, Parallettes Canaries and Cockatoos. Budgies favorite foods are berries, nuts, fruits, seeds, and small insects. Budgerigars are omnivores.

They live in the deserts and rainforests of Australia. It is very hot and humid. Other animals that live there are… Red eyed tree frog, Bearded Dragons, Various species of Snakes as well, there is many more species. Snakes, Humans and Larger Birds are all predators to the budgie. Budgies hunt in large flocks ranging from 30-60 birds. Parakeets do this to confuse predators or to distract them to decrease the number if deaths. The Melopsittacus Undulatus also nest high in the trees were the branches are so close to each other so that other creatures cannot fit. They do not hunt mornings when predators are out. They lay clutches of 6-8s
Budgies are very good and acuate flyer because of their aerodynamic shape. Their necks can twist almost all the way around. The beaks are rounded with a sharp tip making cracking open nuts, shelling seeds and tearing up insects easy. There colors in the wild are usually green and yellow in the wild to blend into the bright greens and yellows of the australian rainforests. The skin above the beaks in pink on females and blue on males. Budgies use sequences of squeaks, whistles, hollars and snickers to communicate within the flocks. They have small feet great for perching and grabbing onto things. They have three front talons and one “thumb” talon. They fly more laterally than up in down. They sleep, eat and practically live perched. Their cardiovascular systems are very small and weak so they do not have very good endurance. They mainly stick to within a mile of there “home” or