Parakeets Where they Came From<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

While most parakeets that you are likely to encounter come from in \nhouse breeding, however there are over 5 million parakeets in the wild. \nThe parakeet actually has a long history of where it originally came \nfrom. Parakeets are from the continent of Australia. These little birds \ncan usually be found flying around the arid and dry interior area of \nAustralia. During the winter months the parakeets actually have some \nsort of migration and can be seen migrating in a northwesterly direction\n of Australia. If you were to find the right climate area of Australia, one that is semi-humid and dry, then there would be hundreds of parakeets available for viewing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parakeet Biology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

How long is the life expectancy of the parakeet? Well, that varies. \nSome parakeets can last for as little as 2 to 3 years, while other \nparakeets can live for up to 15 years or more. The average life \nexpectancy of a parakeet is usually between 4 to 9 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The parakeet is on average 18 to 20 centimeters in height and weighs in at 20-40 grams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parakeets contain a very distinctive way to determine male and female\n parakeets. Male parakeets have light to dark blue cere, which is almost\n like a colored nose. Female \nparakeets are known to have beige or white ceres that can get a darker \ntone during breeding season. Females are usually dominate type of bird \namongst the parakeets and therefore are actually harder to train then \nmale birds. A female parakeet is also a lot nosier then their male \ncounterparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breeding season for a parakeet is year round. There is no certain time of year that these birds need to couple. When breeding does take place the parakeets are usually capable of creating a cluth that contains between 4 and 8 eggs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Parakeet Interesting Facts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Parakeets that are born in the wild are smaller then those born in captivity. The cause of this is unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes parakeet features are fluorescent under ultra violet \nlights. Research suggests that this could have an influence on breeding,\n courtship and mate selection<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are hundreds of thousands of varieties of parakeets. All vary in size, color combinations, and other differences. Even with all these varieties there are only 32 main colors for parakeets. It is the combination of these colors that make the different parakeet types.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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