Common in the interior. Highly nomadic, movements being highly influenced by rainfall.
Habitat
Semi-arid to arid country, timbered watercourses, open country dotted with scrub. Spinifex, sorghum, sunflowers, stubbles, spilt grain on roadsides.
Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) [XC678182]
by Marc Anderson from Arrondissement de Poitiers (near Poitiers), Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France (call)
Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) [XC387587]
by Dimitri from Magliano in Toscana, Provincia di Grosseto, Toscana, Italy (call, flight call)
Breeding Season (Guide)
August - December in the inland south, fall - winter in the north.
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Nest
In a hole of a tree or stump.
Eggs (Guide)
2 - 8, usually 5; white; oval; 25 - 26 x 18 - 20 mm. Incubation: 18 - 20 days; by both sexes.
Young
Fledge in about 23 - 31 days.
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Notes
As Cockatiels are now known to be small cockatoos, look for cockatoo-like behaviour.
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9
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