Organisms

Melopsittacus

A genus, commonly called budgerigars, in the family PSITTACIDAE. In the United States they are considered one of the five species of PARAKEETS.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A genus, commonly called budgerigars, in the family PSITTACIDAE. In the United States they are considered one of the five species of PARAKEETS.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Budgerigars
  • Budgerigar

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Aspects Covered

17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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History Note

2005; use PARROTS 1995-2004

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Previous Indexing

  • Birds (1965-2002)
  • Parrots (1975-2004)
  • Psittaciformes (1975-2004)

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.248w.710w.672w.650w.500

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Melopsittacus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D046408. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D046408
  2. Melopsittacus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10792667