close to the wild-type plumage (pet store; 2011-10-30)
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Budgerigar
Melopsittacus undulatus
Native Range: Australia
Notes:
the wild form in Australia is green in color, but domesticated strains have been bred for a wide variety of beautiful colors ranging from blues to yellows to various mottled patterns; a common and extremely popular pet store bird; in its native Australia, this species roams the arid outback in large flocks.
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