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Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus

Status.

Category E*

Native Range

Australia. Found almost everywhere but for the northern, southern and eastern coastal strips. Not in Tasmania

Conservation Status

Least Concern

British Occurrence

NBN atlas has 729 records as at end 2024. Map Here.

The very popular cage bird with frequent escapes. Nottinghamshire has five documented records so clearly they don't all get reported. Landguard Bird Observatory (Suffolk) documents 35 sightings over the years 1981 to 2023.

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Sources

https://www.lbo.org.uk/systematic-lists/systematic-list-of-escapes/

Reece et. al. The Birds of Nottinghamshire 2019.