Budgerigar
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Budgerigar
Male Budgerigar
of natural coloration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Psittaciformes
Family:
Psittacidae
Subfamily:
Psittacinae
Tribe:
Platycercini
Genus:
Melopsittacus
Gould, 1840
Species:
M. undulatus
Binomial name
Melopsittacus undulatus
(Shaw,
1805)
The Budgerigar (Melopsittacus
undulatus, nicknamed budgie), the only species in the Australian
genus Melopsittacus, is a small parrot belonging to the tribe of
the broad-tailed parrots (Platycercini); these are sometimes considered a
subfamily (Platycercinae). Though budgerigars are often called parakeets,
especially in American English, this term refers to any of a number of small
parrots with long flat tails. The budgerigar is found throughout the drier
parts of Australia and has survived in the inlands of that continent for over 5
million years.[2]
EtymologyAt least three possible
origins for the English name budgerigar have been proposed:
- A compound of budgery,
"good" and gar "cockatoo".Budgerigar
means "good eating" or "good food" in some Australian
Aboriginal languages. [3] This is supported by the Oxford
English Dictionary. The word budgery itself, also spelt boojery,
was formerly in use in Australian English slang meaning "good".
- An alteration of Gamilaraay gidjirrigaa
(IPA: /ɡiɟiriɡaː/)[4], possibly influenced by the slang word budgery
mentioned above. This is supported by the American Heritage Dictionary.
The genus name Melopsittacus
comes from Greek and means "melodious parrot". The species name undulatus
is Latin for "undulated" or "wave-patterned".
Wikipedia
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The Budgerigar (Melopsittacus
undulatus, nicknamed budgie), the only species in the Australian
genus Melopsittacus, is a small parrot belonging to the tribe of
the broad-tailed parrots (Platycercini); these are sometimes considered a
subfamily (Platycercinae). Though budgerigars are often called parakeets,
especially in American English, this term refers to any of a number of small
parrots with long flat tails. The budgerigar is found throughout the drier
parts of Australia and has survived in the inlands of that continent for over 5
million years.[2]
EtymologyAt least three possible
origins for the English name budgerigar have been proposed:
- A compound of budgery,
"good" and gar "cockatoo".Budgerigar
means "good eating" or "good food" in some Australian
Aboriginal languages. [3] This is supported by the Oxford
English Dictionary. The word budgery itself, also spelt boojery,
was formerly in use in Australian English slang meaning "good".
- An alteration of Gamilaraay gidjirrigaa
(IPA: /ɡiɟiriɡaː/)[4], possibly influenced by the slang word budgery
mentioned above. This is supported by the American Heritage Dictionary.
The genus name Melopsittacus
comes from Greek and means "melodious parrot". The species name undulatus
is Latin for "undulated" or "wave-patterned".
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Budgerigar&action=history
At least three possible
origins for the English name budgerigar have been proposed:
- A compound of budgery,
"good" and gar "cockatoo".Budgerigar
means "good eating" or "good food" in some Australian
Aboriginal languages. [3] This is supported by the Oxford
English Dictionary. The word budgery itself, also spelt boojery,
was formerly in use in Australian English slang meaning "good".
- An alteration of Gamilaraay gidjirrigaa
(IPA: /ɡiɟiriɡaː/)[4], possibly influenced by the slang word budgery
mentioned above. This is supported by the American Heritage Dictionary.
The genus name Melopsittacus
comes from Greek and means "melodious parrot". The species name undulatus
is Latin for "undulated" or "wave-patterned".