Giant Cockatiel

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Giant Cockatiel
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Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Cacatuidae
Genus: Nymphicus
Species: N. grandis
Binomial name
Nymphicus grandis
Travis, 2311

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]

  1. ^ Future IUCN
  2. ^ 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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