{"id":25753,"date":"2019-03-13T00:32:20","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T05:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/?p=25753"},"modified":"2025-08-20T00:40:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T05:40:02","slug":"cockatiels-are-cockatoos-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/cockatiels-are-cockatoos-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Cockatiels Are Cockatoos, Too"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44059\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44059\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44059\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/cockatiel-face-px-1703649-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"cockatiel posed showing shoulders and head with crest rasied\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/cockatiel-face-px-1703649-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/cockatiel-face-px-1703649-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/cockatiel-face-px-1703649-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/cockatiel-face-px-1703649.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/cockatiel-parrot-cockatoo-bird-1703649\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Garak01\/Pixabay<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You might have a cockatoo in your home without even knowing it! Yes, your diminutive cockatiel\u2014the most popular pet bird in the US\u2014is related to the much larger cockatoo. Seriously; there are 21 species of cockatoo and the cockatiel, also referred to simply as the &#8216;tiel,\u00a0 is one of them. The cockatiel is thought to be one of the earliest offshoots of the cockatoo lineage, and, when you take a closer look at the cockatiel, you\u2019ll start to see the cockatoo connection.<\/p>\n<p>Crest feathers that they can raise up or down? Cockatiels and cockatoos both have them. That adorable way your cockatiel&#8217;s cheek feathers cover the side of the beak when he or she is relaxed? That&#8217;s a classic cockatoo pose. Cockatiels and cockatoos are also known for their powdery down feathers. If you share your home with a \u2019tiel or a \u2019too, you might notice that they leave an \u201cimprint\u201d of themselves if they bump into a mirror or window, or that housing them anywhere near electronics might mean extra dusting.<\/p>\n<h3>&#8216;Tiels As &#8216;Toos<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43925\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43925\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43925\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cockatoo-px-3919781-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"sulphur-crested cockatoo standing on perch\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cockatoo-px-3919781-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cockatoo-px-3919781-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cockatoo-px-3919781-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cockatoo-px-3919781.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/parrot-bird-sunflower-parrot-beak-3919781\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Germapet\/Pixabay<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After a bit of debate among taxonomists, the cockatiel was ultimately placed in the monotypic subfamily Nymphicinae (a monotypic species is one that doesn\u2019t not include a subspecies). The cockatiel is now classified as the smallest of the Cacatuidae (cockatoo family). The &#8216;tiel also falls under the definition of <em>parakeet<\/em>. But before you start thinking of the smaller, commonly colored blue or green little bird\u2014more accurately referred to as a budgerigar, or budgie for short,\u2014know that <em>parakeet<\/em> simply means \u201clong-tailed, small- to medium-sized parrot.\u201d Interestingly, it is believed that the cockatiel\u2019s decrease in size, compared to others in the cockatoo family, is a morphological consequence and accompanying change of ecological niche, which is the scientific way of saying that a species evolved to match a specific environmental condition.<\/p>\n<p>All said, there are 21 species of cockatoo. They differ from other parrots not only because of their crest, but also because of their colors. The most popular pet cockatoo species are mostly white, and include the umbrella cockatoo (<em>Cacatua alba<\/em><em>)<\/em>, Sulphur-crested cockatoo (<em>Cacatua<\/em>\u00a0<em>galerita<\/em><em>), and <\/em>Goffin\u2019s cockatoo<em> (<\/em><em>Cacatua goffini<\/em><em>). <\/em>There are also black cockatoos, such as the palm cockatoo ((<em>Probosciger aterrimus<\/em>), and red-tailed black <u><\/u>cockatoo\u00a0(<em>Calyptorhynchus<\/em>\u00a0<em>banksii<\/em>), as well as gray &#8216;toos, of which the cockatiel (<i>Nymphicus hollandicus) <\/i>is one, along with the gang-gang cockatoo (<em>Callocephalon\u00a0fimbriatum<\/em>), even pink cockatoos like the Major Mitchell&#8217;s cockatoo (<em>Lophochroa leadbeateri<\/em>) and Galah cockatoo\u00a0(<em>Eolophus roseicapilla<\/em>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You might have a cockatoo in your home without even knowing it! 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