Stats

Lifespan: 10-20 yrs
Size: Small
Diet: Herbivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Flock
Biome: Temperate grassland
Range: Australia
Movement: Flight
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Speed
Status: Uncommon

About

A small Australian parrot with a distinctive yellow crest and bright orange cheek patches. Cockatiels are the only member of their genus and are second only to the budgerigar as the most popular pet parrot worldwide.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A few round white eggs are incubated deep in a tree cavity, the female rarely leaving until they hatch.
2.
hatchling
A featherless hatchling is fed regurgitated food by both parents inside a tree cavity.
3.
juvenile
A feathered juvenile fledges with duller plumage than the adults, learning to crack seeds and to call.
4.
adult
Fully grown with bright adult plumage.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Cacatuidae
Genus: Nymphicus
Species: Nymphicus hollandicus