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    Cockatiels are slender, long-crested parrots native to Australia. They have orange cheeks and a white or yellow face. Cockatiels eat seeds from plants like sunflower and millet seeds, as well as some fruits. They live in flocks in Australian rainforests and parts of Asia and the South Pacific. Cockatiels are not endangered or at risk of extinction. They lay 5 to 10 eggs which both parents help incubate and care for until the chicks mature over 6 to 12 weeks.

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    Cockatiels are slender, long-crested parrots native to Australia. They have orange cheeks and a white or yellow face. Cockatiels eat seeds from plants like sunflower and millet seeds, as well as some fruits. They live in flocks in Australian rainforests and parts of Asia and the South Pacific. Cockatiels are not endangered or at risk of extinction. They lay 5 to 10 eggs which both parents help incubate and care for until the chicks mature over 6 to 12 weeks.

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    Cockatiels are slender, long-crested parrots native to Australia. They have orange cheeks and a white or yellow face. Cockatiels eat seeds from plants like sunflower and millet seeds, as well as some fruits. They live in flocks in Australian rainforests and parts of Asia and the South Pacific. Cockatiels are not endangered or at risk of extinction. They lay 5 to 10 eggs which both parents help incubate and care for until the chicks mature over 6 to 12 weeks.

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    Cockatiels are slender, long-crested parrots native to Australia. They have orange cheeks and a white or yellow face. Cockatiels eat seeds from plants like sunflower and millet seeds, as well as some fruits. They live in flocks in Australian rainforests and parts of Asia and the South Pacific. Cockatiels are not endangered or at risk of extinction. They lay 5 to 10 eggs which both parents help incubate and care for until the chicks mature over 6 to 12 weeks.

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    Cockatiels

    Table Of Contents

    The Animals name and Appearance


    Locomotion
    Diet
    Habitat and Range
    Adaptations
    Life cycle and reproduction
    Behavior
    Defense/Offense
    Enemies
    Species Survival Status
    Fun Facts
    Classification
    Glossary and Websites

    A female Cockatiel
    Animals Name and
    Appearance

    A Cockatiels' special name is


    Nymphicus Hollandicus which means
    Goddess of new Holland places.
    Cockatiels also have other names like
    Quarrion or The Weiro. A cockatiel is a
    slender, long crested Australian Parrot
    related to the Cockatoos, with orange
    cheeks and white or yellow face. An
    average Cockatiel should weigh about
    88 to 178 grams, and be tall as 12 to 14
    inches ( 30 to 33 centimeters) .
    Cockatiels dont molt or transform in
    any way.

    Female Cockatiel flying

    Locomotion
    Cockatiels fly as it is a type of
    parrot. Well how does flying
    help a Cockatiel survive in its
    environment. Flying helps a
    Cockatiel by getting it easier
    to see food when a Cockatiel
    is up in the air. Flying helps a
    Cockatiel also to escape from
    predators. Since Cockatiels fly
    erectly.

    A Cockatiel eating

    Cockatiels diet
    Cockatiels eat seeds from
    plants. Like sunflower seeds
    and millet seeds. Cockatiels
    could also eat some types of
    fruit. Cockatiels gets there
    food from plants and farmers
    crops. Cockatiels dont eat in
    an unusual way, and of course
    there herbivores. Cockatiel
    are not on top of the food
    web they have predators like
    Hawks, Raptors, Eagles, and
    Feral Cats. Farmers are
    sometimes forced to kill
    Cockatiels, because Cockatiels
    end up killing there crops.

    A Cockatiel drinking water

    A Cockatiels Habit and


    range
    Cockatiels live in rain forests
    avoiding cities. Where there is
    water and food. Where do
    Cockatiels live? Cockatiels live
    in Australian rain forests, Asia,
    and South Pacific Island.
    There mostly found in flocks if
    you see the Cockatiels at the
    rain forests. In a wild life trip.

    A Cockatiel eating

    Adaptations
    The adaptations of a Cockatiel
    is like there strong beak that
    helps them break really hard
    shells on seeds or other
    things. Cockatiels fly
    erratically rather than
    smoothly to escape from
    predators like hawks. This
    helps a Cockatiel because a
    predator will have to work
    harder to catch the Cockatiel,
    or they might just give up.

    Life Cycle and


    Reproduction
    Cockatiels lay eggs to give birth to the young.
    Cockatiels lay about 5 to 10 eggs. A mother and
    father Cockatiel take care of their young. Father
    Cockatiels protect the eggs and sit on them from
    morning to late afternoon. Then the Mother
    Cockatiel sits on them until morning. After the
    Cockatiel hatches it doesnt eat it finish the yolk
    from 8 to 12 hours. Then after 2 to 3 weeks they
    baby cockatiels is doubled there size, a little
    color is beginning to show, and they could
    balance on one leg. At 4 to 5 weeks there
    stretching and flapping their wings getting ready
    for their first flight, but could fully balance. They
    are almost fully feathered and the little Cockatiel
    is starting to climb out of there nests. It could
    also crack a seed. At 6 to 12 weeks there leaving
    there nests completely, leaving their parents,
    and will be eating on Its own.

    A baby Cockatiel

    A Cockatiel in the wild

    Behavior
    No a Cockatiel doesnt burrow
    underground, hibernate, or
    migrate, and a Cockatiel is not
    nocturnal. There are no
    interesting features of a
    Cockatiels behavior. Since it
    barely gets angry and bite a
    piece of your flesh of. But
    Cockatiels do mate and fly in
    flocks.

    A Cockatiel cleaning its self

    Defense/Offense
    A Cockatiel uses its beak to
    attack and defend its self.
    Cockatiels do fly away if a
    larger predator comes. But
    Cockatiels mostly uses its
    beak to defend and attack
    other Cockatiels.

    A bunch of Cockatiels

    Enemies
    A Cockatiels enemies are its
    predators like Raptors, Eagles,
    Hawks, and Feral Cats. But a
    Cockatiel is a herbivore so of
    course there a prey not a
    predator.

    A Cockatiel in a cage

    Species Survival Status


    A Cockatiel is not at a risk of
    extinction. Theyre not over
    hunted for food, they havent
    lost much of their habitat,
    and hasnt lost their source of
    food. But some of the
    Cockatiels are taken from the
    wild to be pets. As it is
    famous.

    A Cockatiel

    Fun Facts
    Cockatiels were discovered
    1770
    Cockatiels did not become
    popular until the 1900s
    Most male Cockatiels whistle
    to attract female Cockatiels
    Drafty areas can be bad for
    your Cockatiel it could make
    them sick or die
    Never touch a baby Cockatiel
    if its 8 weeks or younger.

    Cockatiels taking a shower

    Classification
    Cockatiels are closely related
    to black Cockatoos
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Aves
    Order: Psittaciformes
    Genus: Nymphicus
    Species: Hollandicus

    Glossary and Websites


    Websites:
    Cockatiel.com, Wikipedia,
    Discovery Channel, Kid Rex,
    Busy Bird.com, Bird
    Channel.com, Answers.com,
    and Ozanimals.com.
    Glossary:
    Reproduction: The action or
    process of copying something.
    Adaption: The action or
    process of adapting or being
    adapted.

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