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What is an English budgie?
"English budgerigars", more correctly called "show" or "exhibition budgerigars", are about twice as large as their wild counterparts and have puffier head feathers, giving them a boldly exaggerated look. The eyes and beak can be almost totally obscured by these fluffy head feathers.
What is the history of English budgies?
The budgie was added to the tick-list of known species in 1805, when the British Museum natural history department's assistant keeper George Shaw first described it for the scientific community. But it was not until 1840 that the first pair was brought to England, by English bird enthusiast and artist John Gould.
American budgies are known to live longer than English parakeets. Though not always the case, an English budgie's average life span is between 5-7 years while 7-12 years for its American counterpart. #budgies #2024 #birds #switzerland