What could be more pleasant to the ear then a group of parakeets singing their songs on a sunny afternoon ? This group of parakeets are full of chirps and trills as they communicate amongst themselves.
Parakeets can gather in small groups in the the wild of their native Australian environment. During times of extreme dry conditions group sizes increase in number to allow the entire group to work together and locate a new water source. A flock of birds at this point will grow to many tens of thousands. The largest seen group was reportedly close to a million birds !
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More Parakeet Facts :
- Parakeet feet are referred to as being "zygodactyl" which means they have two toes pointing forward and two pointing backward.
- On average a parakeet egg takes 18 days to hatch.
- A flock of parakeets is also known as "a chatter" i.e "a chatter of parakeets".
- Parakeets have a number of different names in various countries. For example in France they are called "Perruche Ondulee", in Germany "Wellensittich", in Sweden "Undulat" and in Japan they go by the name "Sekisei Inko".
- Parakeets were considered a tasty food source for native Australian aboriginal people.