As the smallest member of the cockatoo family, Cockatiel birds some of the most popular cage birds in the world. However, they can bite and be temperamental, depending on their surroundings and how you handle them. This means that if you have grabby children who want to pull tails or squeeze bird, the Cockatiel not be the best choice for a pet.
On the other hand, makes Cockatiel birds that do not require as much attention as the larger members of the cockatoo family, so that they would be a good pet if you work long hours and are away from home to a majority of days. This should not be a criterion for you to neglect your bird. Cockatiels are still very sociable birds and will need that degree of interaction and camaraderie that does not become bored and depressed. A sad Cockatiel Cockatiel is an unhealthy because they tend to stop eating and drinking and plucking out their feathers - none of which are beneficial behavior.
The budgerigar (Budgie) is a small native Australian bird, often referred to in other countries as a parakeet. But they compensate for their small size through their intelligence. You can very quickly tame a new pet budgie bird, especially if you hand feed them from the day they are brought into your house.
Both males and females of the species which can talk, but generally, your better bet is to buy a male budgie bird, if you want to increase the chances of getting one that does. It is difficult to tell the sexes apart when budgerigars are young, but when they get older the color of the area around his nostrils on the beak changes color - blue in males, brown in females. But there is a chance that this method of sexing your budgie is not reliable because of the different color variations exhibited by the various Budgies.
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