A small, long-tailed colorful parakeet native to Australia, with green, blue, yellow, and white plumage, commonly kept as a cage bird and pet.
From Dharug (Aboriginal Australian language) 'budgeri' meaning 'good' and 'gar' meaning 'cockatoo'; the name literally means 'good cockatoo.' The term entered English during the colonial period when Europeans encountered the bird.
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