Parakeet Hearing Range

Hearing is done by the vibration of parts of your ear. The measurement of sound is done in Hertz, or Hz. This measures how low or high a tone is. It has nothing to do with decibels - which is a measure of how loud or soft a tone is.

Human beings are typically able to hear from a low note of 64hz up to a high note of 23,000hz. Dogs are MUCH more able to hear high pitched whistling noises. They can hear from 67-45,000hz. Bats use super-high notes for their sonar navigation, they can hear all the way up to 110,000hz!

But how about parakeets? Well first, birds in general don't need to have a wide range of hearing. Owls are an exception - they need sharp eyesight and sharp hearing. Owls can hear up to 12,000hz. But that is high in general for birds. Parakeets can only hear from 200-8,500hz or so. They need to hear enough to know when a predator is coming - but they don't use sound to hunt down prey. There is no need for more brain cells to be dedicated to hearing.

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