Sorry to disappoint anyone who believes this but the fact is that they only come in the traditional green with black markings. I've seen flocks of thousands of them in central Australia and I've only once seen one of another colour. It
was white and I presume it was an albino although I wasn't close enough to tell.
The budgie is native to the Australian mainland. Large flocks, sometimes in the tens of thousands, inhabit the open grasslands in central Australia, nesting in the spring and summer in the southern areas of the continent.
Pairs will nest wherever there is sufficient food for the flock, making their nests mostly in tree hollows or rotting wood.
Nesting usually takes place after rainfall, due to the availability of food and water.
The budgie is often referred to as a 'parakeet' in countries other than Australia.
The wild budgie has a bright green plumage on the chest. The wings are a mix of green with black.
The native budgerigar is a light green colour, with a yellow head and undulating black bands down the back of the head and wings.
It is from these wild birds that the first domestic budgerigars were bred, and the species has evolved into the many varieties present today. The first captive breeding took place in Europe in the mid 1850s, leading to various colour and feather structure mutations.
Younger birds have the lines down the forehead, and the eye is entirely black (except for albinos). As the bird matures the lines recede on the forehead, and a white ring forms around the 'pupil' of the eye.
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