Cockatiel

Nymphicus hollandicus (Kerr, 1792)

30 cmLength95 gWeight

The wild type has orange cheeks and a long tail, with a crest that rises and falls with its mood.

Busiest months: September–October · Most records: Australia, United States, Israel

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Wild type has gray feathers and white outer wing edges
Wild type has a round orange patch on each cheek
Crest on head can be raised
Long tail accounts for about half the total length

Male, female and young

In adults of the wild gray form, males have a creamy-yellow head; females have a gray head tinged yellow, yellowish-white spots on the underwing and barring on the tail feathers.

Voice

Adult males usually have louder and more complex vocalizations than females.

Where and when it's recorded

Cockatiel has been recorded at 290 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 43 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Bowra Wildlife SanctuaryAustralia1,853 records
Lake Cargelligo Wastewater Treatment PlantAustralia416 records
Lake ClarendonAustralia392 records

More places

Goschen Bushland ReserveAustralia344 records
Katherine Wastewater Treatment PlantAustralia306 records
Taylors LagoonAustralia281 records
Mosquito Creek RdAustralia239 records
DanthoniaAustralia178 records
Lake GalletlyAustralia122 records
Broome Bird ObservatoryAustralia116 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Australia United States Israel Portugal Spain United Kingdom Canada China

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus), also known as the weero/weiro or quarrion, is a species of small- to medium-sized parrot belonging to the cockatoo family (Cacatuidae), of which it is the smallest member. Native to Australia, it is the sole member of the genus Nymphicus.

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