More than 11,000 species of birds have been identified to date. Several are kept as house pets, including cockatiels, cockatoos, and other parrot breeds, such as the budgerigar. While the name may ...

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You have full access to this article via your institution. Although, many publications describe diseases in budgerigars, they are not generally available in the laboratory animal literature. The ...

On September 24, 2025, in Guizhou, China, @JingYatou'sLiuXiaohu shared a funny video of their Budgerigar interacting with a phone. In the video, the bird is seen watching a show on the mobile device.

Bruce Schuster pampers his budgerigars with shampoo spritzes and a daily superfood medley. "My wife thinks they're better fed than she is," the 77-year-old says. "It's got all the nice vitamins in ...

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Geoff Capes appeared at three Olympics for Great Britain and still holds the British record for the shot-put. Capes was two-time winner of the World's Strongest Man competition. The 197cm, 170kg ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Many birds’ plumage colors are somehow derived from the foods ...

A swelling on the right metacarpal area of a male budgerigar was diagnosed as hemangiosarcoma. Diagnosis of this malignant endothelial tumor was based on gross and histopathologic findings. The bird ...

Imperiously, she deigns to turn her perfect forehead in our direction, looking down upon us from her high perch like a queen surveying her subjects. As well she might. 2,355 budgerigars and 183 ...