Budgerigar – water

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The iconic green and yellow Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) can often be seen enjoying and drinking at waterholes and other water sources, especially in the arid and semi-arid regions of outback Australia.

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• Scientific classification
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Aves
• Order: Psittaciformes
• Family: Psittaculidae
• Genus: Melopsittacus
• Species: M. undulatus
• Binomial name: Melopsittacus undulatus

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