But where do they live in the wild? Budgies actually originated in Australia, and now the 115 species of parakeets can be found in warm regions worldwide, including Africa, Asia, Europe, North ...

Experts are on edge, fearing this will be the spring that the "catastrophic" H5 strain of bird flu arrives in Australia.

One of the trash-loving parrots at work in Sydney, Australia. Photo: Credit Barbara Klump/Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior Scientists have discovered the latest fad sweeping across the ...

The independent coordinating body reports almost all LPAI subtypes (H1-16, excluding H14) have been detected in Australian wild birds. LPAI viruses tend to be carried by wild birds with no apparent ...

Feeding wild birds is discouraged in Australia despite its popularity in other countries. But many Australians still put food out for the birds, and that’s not a problem if it’s the right food.

But where do they live in the wild? Budgies actually originated in Australia, and now the 115 species of parakeets can be found in warm regions worldwide, including Africa, Asia, Europe, North ...

These people bring up a good point: parakeets (or budgies, as they’re called in Australia) are typically seen in homes as pets in the U.S., so encountering them in the wild is truly remarkable.