What is the difference between lorikeets and parakeets?

Question

What is really the difference between the two? I went to busch gardens and those two were there. So I was wondering the difference. Also is there allot of difference between lorikeets,parakeets and hornbills?

Answer 1

There´s not a objetive differences between theses terms. Mostly is due to use. Lorikeets ir refered basically to the small medium sitacine species from asia.and oceania like the genres:Tricolossus. parakeets is commonly used for  american small or medium sitacine species like the genres Brotogeris, Bolborinchus and  Myiopsitta.

Check out this links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lories_and_...

http://www.1aviary.com/birds/Parrakeets....

Answer 2

Lorikeets are bigger birds while parakeets are small sized birds.

Answer 3

Lorikeets are hookbills that survive on a mostly nectar and fruit diet.  They will die if given a seed diet.  They come from Australia.

Budgies are also from Australia.  They are a small hookbill that eats seeds, insects, grasses, and fruit.  They come from the desert reigions of Oz and their full name accually means "good to eat."  

Answer 4

A parakeet is a term for many different small sized parrot species, that usually have long-tail feathers. The term does not imply an actual relationship between the different species.

Lorikeets are small to medium-sized parrots which. They are all over Australia and asia and the majority have very brightly colored plumage.