PARAKEET

:''This article is about the bird. For the battlefield communication system, see Parakeet (communication system).

A 'parakeet' is a term for any one of a large number of unrelated small parrot species, mainly used for small long-tailed members of the Arini in the Americas, instead of Conure, and in Australia colloquially for many species. For the small bird often sold in pet stores, see budgerigar.
The term is descriptive and used for small, long-tailed parrots but does not imply an actual relationship between the different parakeets. Not all parakeets have long tails. An older orthography still sometimes encountered is 'paroquet'.
For other birds with the name "Parakeet", see:
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★ Carolina Parakeet
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★ Monk Parakeet
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★ Alexandrine Parakeet
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★ Barred Parakeet
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★ Blue-crowned Parakeet
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★ Green Parakeet
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★ Pacific Parakeet
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★ Red-masked Parakeet
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★ Red-breast Parakeet
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★ Rose-ringed or Ring-necked Parakeet
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★ American parakeet