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Cockatiel

Nymphicus hollandicus(Kerr, R, 1792)

English (US) Cockatiel

The Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cacatuidae (Cockatoos) in the order Psittaciformes.

Range: Australia (except Cape York Peninsula, coastal southeastern and southwestern Australia, and Tasmania)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Nymphicus hollandicus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Cockatiel
Described by
(Kerr, R, 1792)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Psittacus hollandicus
Described by
(Kerr, R, 1792)
Type locality
New Holland.
Original description
The Animal Kingdom, or Zoological System, of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnæus 1 pt2 p.580

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 22 species of the family Cacatuidae