### animal | vertebrate | bird | parrot:

Cockatiel
* Most cockatiels are very muscular in their shoulders and have the capacity for strong flight
  - consume food
  - feed on seeds
  - get nutrients
* Most cockatiels have heads
  - length
  - mates
* Most cockatiels live for years
  - in regions
  - love to bathe
* Most cockatiels make devoted parents
  - noise
  - raise chicks
* Some cockatiels are better talkers than others
  - become pests
  - belong to families
  - can repeat words , but most just whistle
  - drink water
* Some cockatiels eat grubs
  - nuts
  - enjoy baths
* Some cockatiels have night fright
  - style
  - live in groups and some live alone
  - nest in trees.
  * ' are small birds from Australia. Many people have them for a pet. Some cockatiels can repeat words, but most just whistle
* also bite less, they're smaller, cleaner and quieter than larger parrots
  - like toys with hard-plastic elements, such as beads to fiddle with
  - love to toss their food in a fairly large area around their cage
* are a popular choice for amateur parrot breeders along with budgerigars
  - type of parrot
  - afraid of loud noises, loud voices and sudden movements
  - also prone to night frights
  - among the most popular pet birds
  - common in the wild and have been domesticated for the pet trade
  - considered parrots as can be seen by the shape of their beak
  - easy birds to raise
  - extremely social birds
* are generally better at imitating whistles than speech
  - healthy unless kept in dirty, crowded conditions or fed incorrectly
  - herbivorous
  - highly social birds that live in large flocks in the wild
  - indigenous to Australia
  - intelligent and inquisitive
  - intelligent, social, companion birds
  - know to have nightfrights when they become startled
  - known for mimicking repetitive sounds and noises
  - light-bodied birds who fly with great ease
* are more adept at learning beak tricks than claw tricks
  - inclined to whistle than talk
* are native to Australia, and favour the Australian wetlands, scrublands, and bush lands
  - they are found widely throughout most of the continent
  - the semi-arid regions of Australia
  - one of the best choices for a pet bird
* are one of the most friendly birds with each other
  - magnificent bird species in the world
  - popular pet birds, and it's no wonder why
* are popular as pets and aviary birds
  - household pets in many parts of the world
* are small birds of gray, white and yellow, with the female bird's coloring more subdued
  - cockatoos endemic to Australia
* are social birds, living together in large flocks
  - creatures, and they require interaction with either a human or another bird
  - susceptible to ailments like egg binding, conjunctivitis, diarrhea and chlamydiosis
  - tame and curious birds known for their crests
* are very affectionate, gentle birds
  - curious and active birds
  - docile and friendly to people as well as other birds
  - playful, social, and intelligent creatures
  - sociable birds
  - strong flyers
* average four to five eggs per nest, with an egg typically laid every other day.
* can and do bite if annoyed
  - become good mimics and the male cockatiel especially has a pleasant song
  - develop fatty tumors and other health problems caused by obesity
  - live up to fifteen years, but usually only ten to twelve
  - see colors and like to chew on movable objects
  - talk with the right stimulation
* carry fat in two locations in the body.
* come in a beautiful array of colors, or mutation.
* communicate vocally with each other quite a bit.
* do tend to molt often, especially when they are young.
* eat a variety of foods.
* enjoy climbing up their cage
  - interacting with their human companions and can be trained to do tricks
* enter the nest hollow tail first.
* explore both in the air and on foot.
* feed on a variety of grass seeds, nuts, berries and grain
* fit well into the lifestyles of most people, and are very hardy pets.
* have a lower price than most parrots
  - bald heads
  - the highest incidence of psittacosis
* includes air sacs
  - bird's feet
  - brains
  - breasts
  - cell membranes
  - cells
  - chest cavities
  - chests
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - faces
  - flight feathers
  - lips
  - mouths
  - nuclei
  - plasma membranes
  - quill feathers
  - rib cages
  - second joints
  - sections
  - skulls
  - sterna
  - talons
  - vacuoles
  - wishbones
* like to have the feathers around their head stroked, against the grain
  - play with mirrors and shiny objects
* live in dry regions of open woodlands and wooded savannas
* love climbing and stretching their wings, as well as playing
  - sunflower seeds
* love to climb on their cages and play with hanging toys
  - listen to people and have human company
* make little noise
  - sympathetic noise
* naturally love wood as their ancestors come from the rainforest of Australia.
* need nutrition
  - proper nutrition
* originate in Australia.
* pluck feathers from boredom or illness, and they can begin doing it out of loneliness.
* prefer the smaller grains such as millet.
* provide human entertainment by their very nature.
* require an enclosed breeding box and nesting material in order to make their nest
  - daily care and attention, and can be noisy and messy pets
  - protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and water just like humans do
  - spacious cages to accommodate their long tails and tall head feathers
* take up residences.
* thrive on social interaction, whether with human companions or other cockatiels.
* travel in small flocks and sometimes as pairs.
* use their beaks along with their feet to pick things up, eat, and climb.
* usually mate and stay with the same partner for life.