cockatiel

Australian pet parrot

A cockatiel is a small Australian parrot with a distinctive crest and orange cheek patches, popular as a pet.

Cockatiels are known for their whistling ability and can learn to mimic tunes and simple words.

They're smaller and generally easier to care for than their cockatoo relatives: The cockatiel bobbed its head when I walked in.

pet

companion

One who keeps company

  • cageBarred confinement structure
  • perchResting spot for birds
  • tameMade gentle, manageable

bonding · cuddly · playful · affectionate · domesticated · treats · toys · foraging · preening · molting

anatomy

crest

Highest point or tuft

  • beakHorny avian mouthpart
  • plumageBird's complete feather coat
  • feathersBird's lightweight covering

wing · tail · flight feathers · down · nares · cere · feet · claws · barring · pied

vocalization

whistle

Shrill air-blown sounder

  • chirpShort, high avian sound
  • callContact by phone
  • squawkHarsh grating bird cry

screech · trill · chatter · mimic · imitate · vocalize · sound · note · hiss · sing

aviculture

aviary

Large enclosure for birds

  • breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
  • clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
  • eggReproductive cell in shell

nest box · incubation · hatchling · fledgling · weaning · hand-rearing · mutation · genetics · sexing · pair bond

Australian

outback

Remote interior wilderness

grassland · Queensland · New South Wales · Victoria · native · endemic · wild · feral · nomadic · inland

Categories
Opposites
parrot size

cockatielmacaw

Large neotropical parrot

scarlet macaw · African grey parrot

domestication

cockatielwild bird

raptor

bird category

cockatieleagle

Large predatory bird

hawk · flightless bird · penguin · ostrich · chicken

Family

cockatiels

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G