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The cockatiel's distinctive crest expresses the animal's emotional state. The crest is dramatically vertical when the cockatiel is startled or excited, gently oblique in its neutral or relaxed state, and flattened close to the head when the animal is angry or defensive. The crest is also held flat but protrudes outward in the back when the cockatiel is trying to appear alluring or flirtatious. When the cockatiel is tired, the crest is seen positioned halfway upwards, with the tip of the crest usually curling upward.
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When to see the Cockatiel
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Cockatiel
The map shades 29 countries with regular records, and 27 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Belgium, United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil, New Zealand, Taiwan, Argentina, Netherlands, India, Poland, Colombia, Norway, Morocco, Costa Rica, Türkiye, Egypt, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, Kuwait, Denmark, Martinique, Malaysia, Switzerland, Croatia.
About the Cockatiel
The cockatiel, also known as the weero/weiro or quarrion, is a species of small- to medium-sized parrot belonging to the cockatoo family (Cacatuidae), of which it is the smallest member. Native to Australia, it is the sole member of the genus Nymphicus.
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Easily confused with
Gang-gang CockatooCallocephalon fimbriatumThe gang-gang cockatoo is 32–37 cm (13–15 in) in length with a 62–76 cm (24–30 in) wingspan, and weighs 230–334 grams.
Red-tailed Black CockatooCalyptorhynchus banksiiRed-tailed black cockatoos are around 60 centimetres (24 in) in length and sexually dimorphic.
Glossy Black CockatooCalyptorhynchus lathamiLike the related red-tailed black cockatoo, this species is sexually dimorphic.
Side by side: Cockatiel vs Gang-gang Cockatoo · Cockatiel vs Red-tailed Black Cockatoo · Cockatiel vs Glossy Black Cockatoo
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