Latin name: Nymphicus hollandicus

 

Considered domesticated and therefore not protected (open sale status).

 

Commonly bred in captivity with many variations achieved over more than 50 years.

 

Small in height and with a remarkable intelligence.

 

Unlike the cockatoo, the cockatiel always has an erect crest.

 

The male has a darker and shinier stain on the feathers around the ears.

 

Around 1830, the first cockatiels had been imported into Europe and it’s only since 1950 (in the United States) that the first variations were achieved.

 

The cockatiel is neither loud nor destructive, of strong health and acclimated to our climes. The male and female are distinguished from one another after the first moulting. The constitution of couples is therefore easy!

 

Feeding only on seeds, cockatiels are able to breed throughout the year.

 

However, a mix of only dry seeds will not produce quality broods.

 

Cockatiels are easily tamed and can speak a few words (depending on the time devoted to the bird).

 

The cockatiel is an ideal bird to discover the astonishing (and strange) world of parrots.

 

In the 1960s, Australia forbade all exporting of its wild fauna.

 

Cockatiels sold through trade are born in captivity.

 

This species is abundant in its natural habitat where many hundreds of individual birds can be seen flying together.

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