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DESCRIPTION

12 to 14 inches (30 to 35cm).

The Cockateil resembles a cockatoo, which shares the head crest, but has a long tail, where the cockatoo has a short one.

Although available in other colourings, one of the most common strains has a yellow throat and head with greyish-blue crest and beak, orangish marks on ears, white wing coverts, brown eyes. There are many mutations.

The Cockateil is also known for its variable pied form, and another of the commonly known has borders of white on the edge of the wings along mostly grey body.

The female's facial markings are duller and wing coverts greyer. The young can resemble females, but the cere is pink, not grey ,and the tail is shorter

The Cockateil usually lives between 10 to 25 years.

Females have a barring or stripey pattern under tail and spots on underside of wings, where the males are plain both under the tail and under the wings.

DIET

Grain mixes for medium parrots,

Mixed seeds,

Millet,

Sunflower seed kernels,

Hemp,

Safflower,

Apples,

Plenty of fruit and veggies.

SPECIAL NEEDS

It is advisable to pair by placing an inexperienced bird with one that has raised family, this reduces the risk of infertile eggs and chicks that die after hatching due to both parents being inexperianced.

Tame pet Cockateils should be in a roomy cage, large enough to allow the bird to flap its wings without hitting them on the cage and should be allowed out of the cage for daily free flight.