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  2. Cockatiel - Wikipedia

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    The cockatiel (/ ˌkɒkəˈtiːl /; [2] Nymphicus hollandicus), also known as the weero / weiro[3][4] or quarrion, [5][6] is a medium-sized [7] parrot that is a member of its own branch of the cockatoo family endemic to Australia. They are prized as household exotic bird [8] pets and companion parrots throughout the world and are relatively ...

  3. Parrot - Wikipedia

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    The parrots' ability to mimic human words and their bright colours and beauty prompt impulse buying from unsuspecting consumers. The domesticated budgerigar, a small parrot, is the most popular of all pet bird species. [102] In 1992, the newspaper USA Today published that 11 million pet birds were in the United States alone, [103] many of them ...

  4. List of parrots - Wikipedia

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    Parrots, also known as psittacines (/ ˈsɪtəsaɪnz /), [1][2] are the 402 species of birds that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions, of which 387 are extant. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoidea ("true" parrots), the Cacatuoidea (cockatoos), and the Strigopoidea (New ...

  5. List of birds by common name - Wikipedia

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    In this list of birds by common name, a total of 10,976 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. Species marked with a "†" are extinct.

  6. Budgerigar - Wikipedia

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    The species is the only member of the genus Melopsittacus, which is the only genus in the Melopsittacini tribe. The origin of the budgerigar's name is unclear. First recorded in 1805, budgerigars are popular pets around the world due to their small size, low cost, and ability to mimic human speech.

  7. List of birds - Wikipedia

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    List of birds. Penguins. Ostriches. This article lists living orders and families of birds. The links below should then lead to family accounts and hence to individual species. The passerines (perching birds) alone account for well over 5,000 species. In total there are about 10,000 species of birds described worldwide, though one estimate of ...

  8. Parakeet - Wikipedia

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    The Australian budgerigar, or shell parakeet, is a popular pet and the most common parakeet. Parakeets comprise about 115 species of birds that are seed-eating parrots of small size, slender build, and long, tapering tails. [citation needed] The Australian budgerigar, also known as "budgie", Melopsittacus undulatus, is probably the most common ...

  9. Lovebird - Wikipedia

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    Lovebird is the common name for the genus Agapornis, a small group of parrots in the Old World parrot family Psittaculidae. Of the nine species in the genus, all are native to the African continent, with the grey-headed lovebird being native to the African island of Madagascar. Social and affectionate, the name comes from the parrots' strong ...

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