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English Budgie · American Budgie
Tiny talking parrot that learns tunes and words
The world’s most popular pet bird: cheap, cheerful, and clever enough to learn words with daily practice. Best kept in pairs in a wide flight cage in the living room.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons / S.M.M.Musabbir Uddin / CC BY-SA 4.0
Care guide last reviewed: · Care requirements referenced from veterinary and humane standards.
Wide flight cage with horizontal bars; daily out-of-cage flight.
Vocal (4/5)
Misses company — best with someone home often
Thrives with daily company
Curated starter supplies researched for this companion's specific anatomy and needs
Budgies are active horizontal fliers needing width over height; tight 1/2-inch horizontal wire bars support safe wing stretches and climbing exercise.
Uniform dowel perches exert constant pressure on the same toe joints, leading to bumblefoot; variable natural branch contours exercise gripping muscles.
All-seed diets cause fatty liver disease and shorten budgie lifespans to 4 years; organic extruded pellets deliver complete vitamins and trace minerals.
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