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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles!The Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus), also known as the Quarrion and the Weiro, is the smallest cockatoo endemic to Australia. They are prized as a household pet and companion parrot throughout the world and are relatively easy to breed. As a caged bird, cockatiels are second only in popularity to the Budgerigar.The cockatiel is the only member of the genus Nymphicus. It was previously considered a crested parrot or small cockatoo; however, more recent molecular studies have assigned it to the Cockatoo subfamily Calyptorhynchinae (commonly known as Dark Cockatoos). It is, therefore, now classified as the smallest of the Cacatuidae (Cockatoo family). Cockatiels are native to the outback regions of inland Australia, and favour the Australian wetlands, scrublands, and bush lands. ... Read more

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Chapters: Calyptorhynchus, Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo, Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoo, Cockatiel, Glossy Black Cockatoo, Short-Billed Black Cockatoo, Gang-Gang Cockatoo, Long-Billed Black Cockatoo. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 56. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii), also known as Banksian- or Bank's Black Cockatoo, is a large cockatoo native to Australia. This species was known as Calyptorhynchus magnificus for many decades until the current scientific name was officially conserved in 1994. It is more common in the drier parts of the continent. Five subspecies are recognised, differing most significantly in beak size. Although the more northerly subspecies are widespread, the two southern subspecies, the Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoo and the South-eastern Red-tailed Black Cockatoo are under threat. Adult Red-tailed Black Cockatoos are around 60 centimetres (24 in) in length and sexually dimorphic. Males are completely black in colour, excepting their prominent red tail bands; the slightly smaller females are brownish-black with yellow barring and spotting and have yellow-orange tail stripes. The species is usually found in eucalyptus woodlands, or along water courses. In the more northerly parts of the country, these cockatoos are commonly seen in large flocks. They are seed eaters and cavity nesters. As such, they depend on trees with fairly large diameters, generally Eucalyptus. Populations in southeastern Australia are threatened by the reduction in forest cover and by other habitat alterations. Of the black cockatoos, the red-tailed black is the most adaptable to aviculture, although black cockatoos are much rarer and much more expensive outside Australia. The species complex was first described by the ornithologist Joh...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1938172 ... Read more

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Nice to have on hand for the cockatiel owner
96 pg book.
Contents:
Chapter 1 - An introduction to taming and training cockatiels
Chapter 2 - The wild nature of your cockatiel companion
Chapter 3 - Choosing the perfect cockatiel
Chapter 4 - Housing your cockatiel for optimal training
Chapter 5 - A happy homecoming
Chapter 6 - Optimum nutrition for the well-trained cockatiel
Chapter 7 - Cockatiel behavior
Chapter 8 - Relationship-based taming and training
Chapter 9 - Beyond good health
Resources
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