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Bird Care Guides

A voice in the house, and a life that needs light and air. For the bird who calls when you come into the room.

32 guides, written for the birds you love

Every bird guide. Choose a bird, a topic, or both.

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Which bird came home?

Canaries

Canaries

Pet canaries come from the Atlantic canary. Colour varieties are not a separate species. No captive lifespan is listed here, because that number was not on the page these measurements came from.

Scientific name
Serinus canaria
Adult size
10–12 cm long
Adult weight
8.4–24.3 g, average around 15 g
Social needs
Gregarious. Often nests in groups, with each pair defending a small territory.
See canary guides
Finches

Finches

Zebra finch numbers only. Society finches and Gouldian finches are other species, and these measurements are not theirs.

Scientific name
Taeniopygia guttata
Adult size
10–11 cm long
Adult weight
About 12 g
Lifespan
Typical wild lifespan 2–3 years. Typical captive lifespan 5–7 years
Social needs
Very social, living in flocks of around 100 individuals
See finch guides
Budgies

Budgies

Budgerigar, the common pet parakeet. Finches, canaries, cockatiels, conures, lovebirds, and call ducks on this hub are other species.

Scientific name
Melopsittacus undulatus
Lifespan
Animal Diversity Web lists an AnAge average captive lifespan of 21 years
Adult size
18–20 cm long
Adult weight
Average mass listed as 30 g
Social needs
They gather in large flocks and are strongly social
See budgie guides
Cockatiels

Cockatiels

A cockatiel is not a small cockatoo you can measure with budgie numbers.

Scientific name
Nymphicus hollandicus
Adult size
25–35 cm long
Adult weight
Average weight 80 g
Lifespan
Wild lifespan 10–14 years. Captive average listed as 15–25 years; a record of 36 years is also given.
Social needs
Social. They form pair bonds and move in flocks, from small groups up to several thousand.
See cockatiel guides
Conures

Conures

Conure is a group of parrot species, not one animal. This card does not borrow budgie or cockatiel numbers.

See conure guides
Lovebirds

Lovebirds

Lovebirds are several species in the genus Agapornis. No single set of measurements is shown here.

See lovebird guides
Call ducks

Call ducks

Call ducks are a domestic duck, not a parakeet. No borrowed bird measurements are shown here.

See call duck guides