Males are better talkers than females. A hand-tamed parakeet who is relaxed in human company has more chance of picking up the talking habit. Repeat the words you want your parakeet to learn.

What kinds of parakeets can talk?

Budgies (Parakeets)

It comes as a surprise to many that the tiny budgies, also known as budgerigars or simply as parakeets, can actually talk as well if not better than some of the larger parrot species. Some budgies have even been known to develop vocabularies of hundreds of words.

Which Budgie is more vocal?

All budgies have their own unique personality, but as a general rule males tend to do more head bobbing, be more outgoing and social, sing more often, and be learn to talk more readily. Females, on the other hand, can be louder, tend to be bossy, and like to chew and gnaw more frequently.