When you’re looking for a small bird as a pet, parakeets or budgies are generally recommended. The truth is that a budgie is a parakeet! It can be quite confusing, but only in the U.S. is a budgie ...

Pet stores are happy to sell these bright, engaging little birds as pets, and people often buy two, so the birds can keep each other company. And then the trouble begins: Budgies might seem like a low ...