Who would have thought the budgerigar, Australia’s most petite parrot and a denizen of our arid and semi-arid inland, would become the most popular pet bird in the world? The budgerigar’s world ...

Do you know how old budgerigars can get? Many owners underestimate the lifespan of these popular birds. Even more surprising ...

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 ...

THERE are some distinct structural differences between the feathers of the ‘Dominant Grey’ budgerigar and those of other races. In the wild coloured form the feathers of the lower abdominal region ...

Amazing color variations that breeders have carefully nurtured will be displayed Saturday during the Budgerigar Association of America's Grand National Show. About 80 exhibitors from around the ...