What Is a Budgerigar’s IQ in Human Years?
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A budgerigar’s intelligence is at the level of a 3–5-year-old human child. The budgerigar is a common pet parrot species, also called the shell parakeet. Although small with a small brain, it is smarter than many animals and has average intelligence.
Like other parrots, budgerigars can learn to talk. Scientific observation and practice show male budgerigars have better language ability than females—a male can remember dozens to over a hundred words, while a female manages only about a dozen.