many birds from hot countries are green or have some green feathers, particularly parrots. birds that live in green trees often have green backs, even if they have bright-coloured breasts. from the back, the birds are camouflaged. this is very useful when sitting on a nest. the bird's bright-coloured breast is hidden. budgerigars are bred in different colours such as blue, white and mauve, but in the wild, they are nearly all green and yellow. even though they fly very well, they normally spend a lot of time on the ground, eating grass seeds. their yellow and black striped back helps to hide them in the shadows made by long dry grass, while their green breasts are a similar colour to the leaves of gum trees.