Budgie brains have a map of vocal sounds just like humans
Recordings of brain activity in budgerigars reveal sets of brain cells that represent different sounds like keys on a keyboard – a structure never seen before in any bird brain
On top of that, Puck, a pet budgie who died in 1994, is the Guinness World Record Holder for the bird with the largest vocabulary, at 1,728 words
Budgie IQ mogs to oblivion all other parakeet species possessing mimicry (including African Grey Parrots and Macaws) + mogs in cuteness AND IQ against common household pets like cats and dogs
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