Can budgies and bourkes mate?

We have had a female bourke parakeet for a couple of years, and she lays an egg or two more or less once a month. Recently, my brother's male budgie (the green kind that are about $15 at a pet store) moved into our house for the winter. Out of pure curiousity, can these two different breeds of parakeet mate and reproduce?

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I don't think so. Their genus and species names are different, so it's especially unlikely. Here's some links for both.

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Hi,
There is nothing physical to stop it but i have never heard of it occurring and it is highly unlikely for any birds to crossbreed.

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Answers:    No, they cannot produce son. They are genetically too diverse.

Colette
ParrotletsPlus
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Parro...

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