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Originally Posted by slodave
He's actually English  . He is an English Parakeet, slightly larger than your natives. And, yes, I know they have been manipulated for different colors. He and his friend (deceased now) both have some feathers that had a light green tinge to them. Skyler is going through a big molt right now and I have feathers all over the house! 
Dave |
English parakeet is another name for the Melopsittacus undulatus, or the good 'ol Budgerigar.
A quote from one of my bird books
"Though Budgerigars are often called Parakeets, especially in American English"
Does he talk? Generally the domestic bred birds are larger then wild ones, sometimes by quite a margin, with respect to their overall size.