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Some Budgie Questions Trivia Quiz

Do you know every behavior of your budgie and what it means? Or, do you know your pet bird better than your own relatives? If so, this quiz is for you!

A multiple-choice quiz by Crystallina. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Crystallina

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
68,259

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1868

Last 3 plays: Guest 49 (5/10), Guest 85 (8/10), Guest 81 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What color are wild Australian budgerigars (parakeets)? Hint

lutino (yellow)

blue

green

albino (white)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which one of these is not a health disorder of budgies? Hint

mycosis (scaly face)

egg binding

molting

psittacosis

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Question 3 of 10

3. What color is the cere (the area above the beak) of most male budgies? Hint

brown

beige

blue

pink

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Question 4 of 10

4. While a budgie is resting, which one of these actions does it NOT perform? Hint

tuck its bill into its back feathers

spread its wings slightly

pull one leg close to its body

close its eyes

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these is *not* a characteristic of young budgies? Hint

stripes down its forehead

beige or blue cere

born with feathers

entirely black eye

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Question 6 of 10

6. When a budgie shudders and shakes its feathers, what emotion does this signify? Hint

excitedness

fear

relaxation

anger

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which one of these is NOT a characteristic of a sick budgie? Hint

eats more than usual

turns head 180 degrees

slightly fluffs feathers

tucks beak into back feathers

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Question 8 of 10

8. What does a short and shrill budgie chirp signify? Hint

contentment

a missing bird

courtship

alarm or danger

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Question 9 of 10

9. What condition makes parakeets stretch and raise their wings? Hint

extreme cold

extreme heat

fear or alarm

exhaustion

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which one of these has not been the name of the Australian budgie? Hint

zebra parakeet

grassland parrot

scallop parrot

undulate grass parakeet

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What color are wild Australian budgerigars (parakeets)?

Answer: green

Green parakeets are the color of wild parakeets, but breeders have produced budgies in many colors and shades, from white to turquoise to periwinkle.

2. Which one of these is not a health disorder of budgies?

Answer: molting

Molting, or loss of feathers, is normal and not a disease. Egg binding is a potentially fatal condition where a female parakeet has difficulties laying an egg. Psittacosis, also known as 'parrot fever', can also be contracted by humans and is sometimes fatal. Mycosis or scaly face is caused by a mite, Cnemidecoptes pili, lodging in a bird's skin.

3. What color is the cere (the area above the beak) of most male budgies?

Answer: blue

When parakeets are young, both the male and female cere are beige or pink. They change color as they age.

4. While a budgie is resting, which one of these actions does it NOT perform?

Answer: spread its wings slightly

Parakeets will usually choose one place to sleep as a routine.

5. Which of these is *not* a characteristic of young budgies?

Answer: born with feathers

Young budgies have stripes on the forehead and the cere doesn't change colour until the bird is around nine or ten months old. They are born naked.

6. When a budgie shudders and shakes its feathers, what emotion does this signify?

Answer: relaxation

After a parakeet does this, it often means it is ready to attempt something new.

7. Which one of these is NOT a characteristic of a sick budgie?

Answer: eats more than usual

Budgies do not eat more than usual when sick; in fact, they hardly eat anything.

8. What does a short and shrill budgie chirp signify?

Answer: alarm or danger

Caged parakeets often chirp like this when a large bird is flying close to the window or if an unusual noise alarms them.

9. What condition makes parakeets stretch and raise their wings?

Answer: extreme heat

Sometimes parakeets raise their wings without spreading them, but this is probably only a form of stretching.

10. Which one of these has not been the name of the Australian budgie?

Answer: grassland parrot

The budgie has also been called the shell parrot, canary parrot, warbling grass parakeet, and the betcherrygah, from which the current term 'budgerigar' (meaning 'good to eat', incidentally) is derived.

Source: Author Crystallina

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