History & Culture
Budgerigars: Australia’s colourful, clever and much-loved avian gift to the world
A comprehensive history of Australia’s most well-known bird.
Tag: budgie
Wildlife
Desert nomads: 4 things you didn’t know about budgies
Whether seen in flocks resembling large green tornadoes in central Australia, or in your home as a family pet, budgies are Australia’s most ubiquitous bird.
Wildlife
GALLERY: flocks of budgies in Alice Springs
During the hot, dry summer months, Alice Springs is often beset by a beautiful plague – flocks of thousands of green budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) in search of increasingly scarce sources of water. Photographer Steven Pearce says that there was around 4000 birds congregating around the waterhole just after dawn.
Wildlife
GALLERY: Stunning flocks of budgies in outback Australia
UK-based photographer Paul Williams used Google Earth to find and photograph these flocks of budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) around a waterhole near Alice Springs.
News
Birds fly to a favourite side
Birds have an innate preference for flying left or right, says a new study.