page_title: Galah
section_title: Hybrids
hierarchical_section_title: Galah / Hybrids
caption_attribution_description: Cacatuidae hybrid English: A Cockatoo hybrid (believed to be a galah cross little corella) at Flying High Bird Sanctuary, Australia.
context_page_description: The galah, also known as the pink and grey cockatoo, is one of the most common and widespread cockatoos and it can be found in open country in almost all parts of mainland Australia.
  It is endemic on the mainland and was introduced to Tasmania, where its distinctive pink and grey plumage and its bold and loud behaviour make it a familiar sight in the bush and increasingly in urban areas. It appears to have benefited from the change in the landscape since European colonisation and may be replacing the Major Mitchell's cockatoo in parts of its range.
  The term galah is derived from gilaa, a word found in Yuwaalaraay and neighbouring Aboriginal languages.
context_section_description: Aviary-bred crosses of galahs and Major Mitchell's cockatoos have been bred in Sydney, with the tapered wings of the galah and the crest and colours of the Major Mitchell's, as well as its plaintive cry. The galah has also been shown to be capable of hybridising with the cockatiel, producing offspring described by the media as 'galatiels'. Galahs are known to join flocks of little corellas (Cacatua sanguinea), and are known to breed with them also. A galah/sulphur-crested cockatoo hybrid which was hatched in 1920 was still living in the Adelaide zoo in the late 1970s, being displayed in a small cage alone near the entrance to an on-site cottage. The back feathers were a patchwork of grey tones and the breast feathers a soft apricot tone and the crest a slightly richer orange. The crest was longer that a galah crest, but without the long curl of the sulphur-crested cockatoo. The bird was not significantly larger than a galah.
caption: A galah × corella hybrid
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