Cockatiel
Amazing fact
Cockatiels turn seeds with their tongues and use their beaks to remove the shells.
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Cockatiels turn seeds with their tongues and use their beaks to remove the shells.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Cockatiel
- Scientific name
- Nymphicus hollandicus
- Japanese name
- オカメインコ
- Group
- Birds
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Cacatuidae
- Genus
- Nymphicus
It inhabits lightly wooded grasslands and open woodlands in inland Australia.
How the Cockatiel lives
They mostly forage on the ground for seeds from grasses and trees. At night, flocks roost together. They nest in tree hollows.
BirdLife AustraliaBasic data
- Diet
- Seeds of grasses, shrubs and trees, and cereals
- Range
- The arid inland of mainland Australia
Where the Cockatiel has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- オカメインコ
- 简体中文
- 鸡尾鹦鹉
- 繁體中文
- 玄鳳鸚鵡
- 한국어
- 왕관앵무
- Español
- Cacatúa ninfa
- Français
- Calopsitte élégante
- Deutsch
- Nymphensittich
- Português (Brasil)
- Caturra
- Italiano
- Calopsitta
- हिन्दी
- कॉकाटियल
- العربية
- الكَكتيل
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Betet alap-alap
- Русский
- Корелла
- Türkçe
- Sultan papağanı
- ไทย
- นกคอกคาทีล
- বাংলা
- ককাটিয়েল
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- BirdLife Australia — CockatielChecked: 2026-11-03
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web — Nymphicus hollandicusChecked: 2026-11-05
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
Report a mistakeWhen you meet the Cockatiel, look for this
- Look for the white patch on the wings.
Animals do different things from day to day, so you may not always see this.
BirdLife AustraliaEXHIBIT INFORMATION
Places that keep or show the Cockatiel
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
Kanto
- 狭山市立智光山公園こども動物園公式の鳥類一覧に掲載（個別紹介ページは未公開）
- 埼玉県こども動物自然公園
- 市川市動植物園管理棟1階の管理室窓口横で展示
- Adachi Park of Living Things
Chubu
Kinki
Kyushu and Okinawa
- 福岡市動物園公式の動物紹介に「高齢のため室内で飼育しており、展示していないことが多い」と記載
Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
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