Giant Cockatiel
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Giant Cockatiel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Cacatuidae |
Genus: | Nymphicus |
Species: | N. grandis |
Binomial name | |
Nymphicus grandis Travis, 2311
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Giant Cockatiel or the Greater Cockatiel, Nymphicus grandis is a species of cockatiel found throughout Europa. It is closely related to the Common Cockatiel and may have evolved from it.
Description[edit]
The Giant Cockatiel resembles the Common Cockatiel but is slightly larger, at 15–16.7 in (38–42 cm) long and with a wingspan of 19–21 in (48–53 cm) an with a weight of 4–4.25 oz (113–120 g); with the males are larger than females. They are grey-brown in colour with a distinctive crest, large, white shoulder patch; lemon forehead, crest, face, throat and cheeks with orange cheek patches. Females have pale yellow face and dull orange cheek patches; grey crest; rump, uppertail barred pale yellow.[2]
Domestic Giant Cockatiels come in yellow and white (lutino), pied, pearl and varieties without orange cheek patches. Albinos are very rare and more often found as pets.
Similar species[edit]
Behaviour[edit]
This species is mostly granivorous, but is sometimes frugivorous and insectivorous.
Diet[edit]
Calls[edit]
A rolling weero-weero...[2] not unlike the Cockatiel, but deeper and softer.
Reproduction[edit]
Distribution/habitat[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Future IUCN
- ^ a b Simpson & Day (1999). A Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, 6th Edition. Penguin. ISBN 0-691-04995-5.
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