A parakeet is a small bird, that is part of the parrot family. It has a unique and an amazing life. Parakeets are small vertebrate birds.
Parakeets come in shades of blue, green, orange, red, yellow, and purple.
You can tell the difference between a male and a female by looking at the cere. The cere is the layer of skin just above the beak where the nostrils are located. If the cere is bluish the parakeet is a male. If the cere is brown the parakeet is a female. A female parakeet can lay from one to ten eggs.