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Explanation: | | Origin: |
Almost all of Australia, except for the humid coastal regions. | |
Habitat: | Agricultural regions, dry regions, grass steppes, semi-deserts, though always in the vicinity of humid regions. |
| Appearance | Original cockatiel: gamecolour (grey). Now there are many mutations. |
| Size | From head to tail 30–33cm. |
| Tail | ± 15 cm. | |
Weight | From 80 to 100 gramms | | Lifespan |
15-20 years, sometimes older | | Sexually mature |
At 9 months. | | Breeding season | In
Australia: August till December | | Moulting period |
End of breeding season, one or two feathers throughout the year | |
Number of eggs per breeding | About 4 to 5, sometimes more | |
Sequence of laying | One egg every 2 days | | Start of breeding |
Mostly after the second egg | | Breeding duration |
18 to 21 days | | Parental care | About 33 days |
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- Many plants are poisonous to cockatiels.
- Cockatiels can scream and screech very loudly
- Never buy just 1 cockatiel, always buy two or more as these birds enjoy each other’s company.
- Always try to buy directly from the breeder, who can supply you with a lot of useful information on the bird.
- When the birds are sitting still, hunched up in a corner of the cage, this is often an indication that they’re ill.
- They like to gnaw at things, so supply them with a lot of natural branches. Create a sort of
playground with a lot of things to gnaw at. This will keep them from gnawing at everything in sight in your living quarters.
- They prefer branches from a willow or fruit tree as seating branches.
- With a lot of training, cockatiels will say a few words. Males are often more talkative than females.
- By now, many colour mutations have been bred.
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