Parakeet Behavior

One of the most important things that you should know about parakeet behavior is that parakeets are lively chattery birds that like to have attention. They will be quite active in their cage and love to come out and play with you! Parakeets will do OK by themselves if they have other parakeet pals (a flock) if you don’t have a ton of time to spend with them.

It is easy to train a parakeet because they are generally smart birds. You can teach them how to talk, to step up on a perch or your hand, shoulder or head, and to do some tricks. The key is to be patient and to let the parakeet know that they can trust you.

Moreover, parakeets are curious creatures and love to play a lot. They will show off by doing some acrobatics and performing tricks is a natural part of parakeet behavior. As they are parrots, they also tend to chew their cages and other toys.

Parakeets are social birds that fly together in flocks. Most of their activities are affected by this fact such as eating, napping, preening, and socializing. However, if you are taking care of one parakeet inside your house, the best thing to do so that your pet will not get bored is to always interact with them, or better yet, get them a playmate.

Some parakeet behaviour you can expect to see from your feathered friend include: preening (for cleaning and keeping their feathers neat and smooth), poofing and tail wagging (to straighten their feathers), stretching (to prevent body stiffness after a period of inactivity), exercising (to get good blood circulation), scratching, yawning, beak grinding (it means they are very comfortable and content), napping (often on one foot and with their head tucked back between their wings), chewing, singing (especially males, for entertainment and interacting with other parakeets), and bonding or pairing off, preening each other, regurgitating food for each other, and beak tapping.