cockatiel
noun
cock·a·tiel
ˈkäk-ə-ˌtēl 
: a crested small gray Australian parrot (Nymphicus hollandicus of the family Cacatuidae) with a yellow head
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Similarly, Leslie Ann Mandel, who was married to the late novelist Arthur Herzog, created a $100,000 trust fund for her 32 cockatiels, to be shared with her dog and her cat.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
Leslie Ann Mandel, widow of science-fiction author Arthur Herzog III, thought of pretty much everything for her cat, dog and more than two-dozen cockatiels, each bird identified by name, in her will.
—Alexandra Peers, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024
For about a decade, my family had a rescue cockatiel named Alfred.
—Monica Potts, ABC News, 8 May 2024
The male cockatiel was found to have an extensive vocabulary and an impressive repertoire of songs after being rescued near a bench in Bolton.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 12 Jan. 2024
In January, our first pet of 2024 is a cockatiel called Koi Koi.
Check out slideshows of the pets featured in 2023.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 2 Jan. 2024
Chatty cockatiel found The RSPCA is on the hunt to find the owner of a loquacious parrot found wandering down a street, reported the BBC.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 12 Jan. 2024
Colorful creations made by Steve’s father, from jumping horses to cockatiels with vivid yellow crests, have also taken their place on the porch.
—Katherine Oung, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Aug. 2023
The little cockatiel who sat quietly — too quietly, in retrospect — in a pet carrier next to me didn’t seem that sick.
—Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2021
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
Leslie Ann Mandel, widow of science-fiction author Arthur Herzog III, thought of pretty much everything for her cat, dog and more than two-dozen cockatiels, each bird identified by name, in her will.
—Alexandra Peers, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024
For about a decade, my family had a rescue cockatiel named Alfred.
—Monica Potts, ABC News, 8 May 2024
The male cockatiel was found to have an extensive vocabulary and an impressive repertoire of songs after being rescued near a bench in Bolton.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 12 Jan. 2024
In January, our first pet of 2024 is a cockatiel called Koi Koi.
Check out slideshows of the pets featured in 2023.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 2 Jan. 2024
Chatty cockatiel found The RSPCA is on the hunt to find the owner of a loquacious parrot found wandering down a street, reported the BBC.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 12 Jan. 2024
Colorful creations made by Steve’s father, from jumping horses to cockatiels with vivid yellow crests, have also taken their place on the porch.
—Katherine Oung, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Aug. 2023
The little cockatiel who sat quietly — too quietly, in retrospect — in a pet carrier next to me didn’t seem that sick.
—Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2021
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“Cockatiel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cockatiel. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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