Rosa Bourke

Life span 20-25 Years
measuring between 7 and 8 inches in length from the beak to the ends of the tail feathers. Healthy Bourke’s Parakeets typically weigh about 2 ounces once they are fully grown. Bourke’s Parakeets fall into the category of “grass parakeets,” which means in the wild they forage for food among the fields and plains. Wild Bourke’s parakeets consume a diet based mainly on seed, grasses, and other plant matter, interspersed with fruits, berries, insects, and other types of food when available.

To properly feed a pet Bourke’s Parakeet in captivity, owners should offer their birds a small parrot seed mix meant for Budgies and birds of similar size. This diet should be supplemented with a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables daily to provide the bird with balanced nutrition.

Bourke’s Parakeets are less active than most other parakeets, but it’s recommended they receive between 2 to 3 hours outside of the cage daily, in a supervised play area.
Known as a very sweet, gentle, and good-natured species, Bourke’s Parakeets make good pets when hand fed as babies, which allows them to bond with their human caretakers. These are intelligent birds but are also mellow and quiet, especially compared to other parrot species. Bourke’s Parakeets are an excellent introductory bird for those new to hookbills, both for their calm demeanor as well as their ability to entertain themselves.They are small to medium-sized birds, measuring between 7 and 8 inches in length from the beak to the ends of the tail feathers. Healthy Bourke’s Parakeets weigh slightly less than 2 ounces once they are fully grown.Also known as Bourke’s Parrots, or simply “Bourkies,” these birds are named for Sir Richard Bourke, who was governor of Australia’s New South Wales territory between 1831 and 1837.