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| Giant Cockatiel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Inopinaves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Superfamily: | Cacatuoidea |
| Family: | Cacatuidae |
| Genus: | Nymphicus |
| Species: | N. grandis |
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| Nymphicus grandis Travis , 2311 | |
Giant Cockatiel or the Greater Cockatiel, Nymphicus grandis is a species of cockatiel found throughout Europa. It is closely related to the Common Cockatiel and may have evolved from it.
Description[]
The Giant Cockatiel resembles the Common Cockatiel but is slightly larger, at 15–16.7 in (38–42 cm) long and with a wingspan of 19–21 in (48–53 cm) an with a weight of 4–4.25 oz (113–120 g); with the males are larger than females. They are grey-brown in colour with a distinctive crest, large, white shoulder patch; lemon forehead, crest, face, throat and cheeks with orange cheek patches. Females have pale yellow face and dull orange cheek patches; grey crest; rump, uppertail barred pale yellow.[2]
Domestic Giant Cockatiels come in yellow and white (lutino), pied, pearl and varieties without orange cheek patches. Albinos are very rare and more often found as pets.
Similar species[]
Behaviour[]
This species is mostly granivorous, but is sometimes frugivorous and insectivorous.
Diet[]
Calls[]
A rolling weero-weero...[2] not unlike the Cockatiel, but deeper and softer.
Reproduction[]
Distribution/habitat[]
References[]
- ^ Future IUCN
- ^ a b Simpson & Day (1999). A Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, 6th Edition. Penguin. ISBN 0-691-04995-5.
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