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Budgie vs. Cockatiel: Which bird talks, cuddles, and is bigger?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

who is better at talking and being cuddly budgies or cocktails and who is the bigger one is size?

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Answered By Dr Stafford, BVetMed, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on August 17th, 2017

Cockatiels are approximately twice the size of a budgie. Both budgies and cockatiels are easily tamed, persistence will be required to trach them to talk however. Personally I think you get more interaction from a cockatiel but it really depends on the individual bird and how much time you invest.

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