cockatiel

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˌkɒk.əˈtil/

Noun

cockatiel (plural cockatiels)

1. Nymphicus hollandicus, a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest. Comes in many color mutations such as White Face Gray, White Face Pearl, Fallow, Pearl Pied, Cinnamon Pearl, and White Face Pied. Native to Australia but most known in aviculture.

Synonyms

• quarrion, weero

Translations

• French: calopsitte
• German: Nymphensittich
• Italian: calopsitta
• Portuguese: caturra, calopsita
• Russian: коре́лла
• Spanish: ninfa, carolina

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