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Originally Posted by dewolf
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.
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Yes, we do refer to them as parakeets. If you asked a kid if they wanted a 'Budgie', they would have no clue what it is. My guys are bred to be larger than the normal hand raised budgies you see in pet stores. If you put mine next to the birds in a pet store, you'd see the diff.
Skyler did talk when he was a baby and before we bought another, but as soon as you put two birds together, they will more than likely stop talking and you really have to work hard to get them both to talk. Skyler 'laughs' when he thinks somethings funny and he imitates the fish tank water pump.
He's too old now to train to talk.
Dave