Budgerigar—Part 2: Wild Budgies II

03/14/25 • 26 min

Kingdom: Animalia - A Zoology Podcast for Kids

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Can parrots understand the human words they say? How and why are budgies such good mimics? How do budgie pairs find each other in huge flocks? Today, with your host, Devon; co-hosts, Chet and Cap; and two special guests, Budgly and Rex, you will learn the second half of everything there is to know about the Budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus.

This is the second part of the Budgerigar. For the first part, go to the previous episode in the feed, and the third part (an interview) will be released on Thursday, March 20th.

Episode Art: Budgly at left and Rex at right.

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Polly wanna listen to this episode?
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This is the second part of the Budgerigar. For the first part, go to the previous episode in the feed, and the third part (an interview) will be released on Thursday, March 20th.

Episode Art: Budgly at left and Rex at right.

Further Reading (Experiments):

Other Links:

Support the show

Get in Touch: [email protected] or kingdomanimaliapod.com/contact

Visit My Website: kingdomanimaliapod.com/animals

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Until next time, keep exploring this amazing Kingdom:Animalia.

This podcast is made by Kingdom: Animalia Podcasts.

Previous Episode

Budgerigar—Part 1: Wild Budgies I

What can learn to speak many human words all without a voice box?
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How can you tell apart male and female budgies? Are grass seeds actually really nutritious? How big can budgie flocks get to be? What does zygodactyl mean? What’s a budgie’s daily routine? Today with your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, and two special guests (Devon’s pet budgies, Budgly & Rex!), you will learn the first half of everything there is to know about the Budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus.

This is the first part of the Budgerigar. The second part (the second half of the info I researched) and third part (an interview) will be released within the next few months.

Episode Art: Budgly at left and Rex at right.

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Additional Music: Blue Dot Sessions, Robo9418, and Alexander Nakarada
Additional Budgie Sounds: “Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)” (https://xeno-canto.org/335524) recorded by Marc Anderson and licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0)

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Budgerigar—Part 3: Pet Budgies with Amy Yee from Mickaboo (PODCASTHON)

Find out what all the squawk is about!
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What should you feed budgies? Does Houdini have some feathered competition? Why should you adopt pets instead of buying them? What things on the market for budgies should you actually avoid? Today, on the first-ever KA interview episode, Devon, Chet, and Cap welcome Amy Yee, volunteer at Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue (where Devon adopted Budgly and Rex), to talk about everything there is to know about pet budgerigars, Melopsittacus undulatus, and some other pet birds.

This episode is in part for Podcasthon, an initiative in which 1,300+ podcasts are doing an episode that educates listeners about a nonprofit of their choice. I chose to highlight Mickaboo, a bird rescue based in California. You can find an overview of what they do and donate if you want to support their mission at https://podcasthon.org/charities/mickaboo. If you do donate, please email me at [email protected]! I’d love to hear that I’m making an impact.

This is the third part of the Budgerigar. For the first and second parts (on wild budgies), go to the previous episodes in the feed.

Episode Art: Budgly at left and Rex at right.

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Until next time, keep exploring this amazing Kingdom:Animalia.

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Kingdom: Animalia - A Zoology Podcast for Kids - Budgerigar—Part 2: Wild Budgies II

Transcript

OPENING THEME

LEVIN AND HARPER begins

DEVON: Hello and welcome back to Kingdom: Animalia: the podcast where we cover all the facts about species in this amazing kingdom Animalia every episode. I’m your host, Devon–

CHET: Chicka We’re your Chicka co-hosts, Chicka Chet–

CAP: Chicka And Cap–

DEVON: And we are joined again by my two budgies, Budgly and Rex.

BUDGLY + REX: (Chirping)

CAP: (angry) Chicka Wait... Chicka They�