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cockatiel::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cockateel, cockatoo parrot, nymphicus hollandicus |
| Type of | parrot |
Examples of cockatiel
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The spirit that inhabited the cockatiel is released to move on to the Soul Society.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The next morning we looked closely and realised it wasn't our cockatiel in the cage.
From the nzherald.co.nz
My daughter borrowed my extra cockatiel cage to house the bird and attempt to rear it.
From the sfgate.com
He passed away a year ago, and I got another hand-fed baby cockatiel about 10 months ago.
From the newsday.com
Frank and Kim Alonso's pet cockatiel Tango skateboards around their Lombard home Friday.
From the dailyherald.com
However, as months passed, it became clear that what Chulo needed most was another cockatiel.
From the sfgate.com
One morning, they awoke to find CiCi, their pet cockatiel, half-dead.
From the time.com
When Patricia Saura wanted to adopt a cockatiel, the shelter staff tried to warn her about Chulo.
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Buffy, a 10-year-old cockatiel, waits for her turn to be blessed.
From the charlotteobserver.com
- Cockateel: small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head
- The Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus), also known as the Quarrion and the Weiro, is the smallest cockatoo endemic to Australia. They are prized as a household pet and companion parrot throughout the world and are relatively easy to breed. ...
- Cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus), are generally regarded as good pets or companion parrots, having a sweet demeanor, though this is by no means a guarantee. Like most other pets, the manner in which the animal is raised, handled, and kept has a profound effect on the temperament of the animal. ...
- A small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
- Leptolophus hollandicus, a small, delicately coloured, crested parrot. An inland bird with a wide distribution, the cockatiel is indigenous to Australia alone. It is a popular cage bird, second only to the budgerigar. ...
- A bird-fancier's name invented by a Mr Jamrach in the 19th Century, and now in common use, being an English adaptation of Kakatielje, which in its turn is supposed to be a Dutch sailor's rendering of a Portuguese word, Cacatilho or Cacatelho, meaning a little Cockatoo, and applied to the ...
