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Bourke's parrot (Neopsephotus bourkii, formerly known as Neophema bourkii), also known as the blue-vented parrot, sundown parrot, pink-bellied parrot, Bourke's parakeet, Bourke or "Bourkie", is a small parrot found in Australia and the only species in its genus, Neopsephotus. It is approximately 19 cm long and weighs around 45 grams. [3]
Analysis of mitochondrial DNA published in 2021 indicated the ancestors of Bourke's parrot and the remaining Neophema parrots most likely diverged between 6.4 and 8 million years ago; the Neophema lineage diverged again, with one giving rise to the turquoise and scarlet-chested parrots, and the other to the four remaining species. Of these four ...
The species is sexually dimorphic; the male has a bright blue face and scarlet chest and yellow underparts, amid overall green plumage, while the female is similar but lacks the red chest. These nomadic parakeets move readily from the Great Victoria Desert region into neighbouring areas. These interruptions are triggered by a search for more ...
The video starts by showing us the parakeet and owl sitting together on top of a bird cage. At first, they're just checking each other out. But soon, the parakeet starts to 'talk' to the owl and ...
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Ranging from 20 to 22 cm (8–8 3 ⁄ 4 in) long with a 32 cm (12 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) wingspan, the turquoise parrot is a small and slightly built parrot weighing around 40 g (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 oz).
The hilarious video was shared by the TikTok account for @Kiki.tiel and people can't get enough of this musical bird. One person commented, "You didn’t turn it off, just snoozed it."
In veterinary practice, fibroscopy is used under general anaesthesia in birds such as parrots. [3] Molecular sexing is a set of techniques that use DNA for determining sex in wild or domestic species [4] (population studies, farming, genetics) or humans (archaeology, forensic medicine [5]). Markers commonly used include amelogenin, SRY and ZFX/ZFY.