Show budgerigar bird clown imitator like a parrot budgerigar is the australian bush bushmann mans name for the naturalists natura lists Melo undulates an australian ground parra keet which is sometimes called the shell parra keet and also the undulated grass parra keet though it does not belong to the group of typical australian grass parra keets which are all much larger birds writes J 1 I lawrence in the new york sun the budgie as it is affectionately known in london is one of the monkeys of the bird world a clown an acrobat a droll humorist and a creature of exceptional intelligence and personality when it has room for the expansion and development of personality though it is smaller than some canaries it acquires im impressive vocal accomplishments and often imitates the human voice and speech like the large parrots the orthodox usually holds all domestic cage birds in contempt as of doubtful scientific value but but the breeders bleeders bre eders of canaries budge riga aigars rs white java sparrows B en mann ikins and some other domesticated birds find comfort in the assurance that their pets are happy ard aid contented in confinement no one can question on the blithe spirit of a budgerigar as it frolics and performs outlandish antics in its cage the whole day long |