cockatiel
noun
cock·a·tiel
ˈkäk-ə-ˌtēl 
: a crested small gray Australian parrot (Nymphicus hollandicus of the family Cacatuidae) with a yellow head
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The male cockatiel was found to have an extensive vocabulary and an impressive repertoire of songs after being rescued near a bench in Bolton.
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Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 12 Jan. 2024
In January, our first pet of 2024 is a cockatiel called Koi Koi.
Check out slideshows of the pets featured in 2023.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 2 Jan. 2024
Chatty cockatiel found The RSPCA is on the hunt to find the owner of a loquacious parrot found wandering down a street, reported the BBC.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 12 Jan. 2024
Colorful creations made by Steve’s father, from jumping horses to cockatiels with vivid yellow crests, have also taken their place on the porch.
—Katherine Oung, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Aug. 2023
The little cockatiel who sat quietly — too quietly, in retrospect — in a pet carrier next to me didn’t seem that sick.
—Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2021
Investigators also found caged macaw and cockatiel birds that lacked water or clean water, for which he was also charged.
—David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Aug. 2019
The animals, which were all legal to own, included fish, geckos, anoles, chinchillas, parakeets, cockatiels, a rabbit, rats, a ball python, a European glass lizard, hamsters, a frog, and a water dragon.
—Gage Miskimen, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2019
And chirping away inside was a beautiful cockatiel.
—Joan Dobrovic, cleveland.com, 27 June 2019
Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 12 Jan. 2024
In January, our first pet of 2024 is a cockatiel called Koi Koi.
Check out slideshows of the pets featured in 2023.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 2 Jan. 2024
Chatty cockatiel found The RSPCA is on the hunt to find the owner of a loquacious parrot found wandering down a street, reported the BBC.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 12 Jan. 2024
Colorful creations made by Steve’s father, from jumping horses to cockatiels with vivid yellow crests, have also taken their place on the porch.
—Katherine Oung, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Aug. 2023
The little cockatiel who sat quietly — too quietly, in retrospect — in a pet carrier next to me didn’t seem that sick.
—Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2021
Investigators also found caged macaw and cockatiel birds that lacked water or clean water, for which he was also charged.
—David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Aug. 2019
The animals, which were all legal to own, included fish, geckos, anoles, chinchillas, parakeets, cockatiels, a rabbit, rats, a ball python, a European glass lizard, hamsters, a frog, and a water dragon.
—Gage Miskimen, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2019
And chirping away inside was a beautiful cockatiel.
—Joan Dobrovic, cleveland.com, 27 June 2019
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