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
- Family
- Cacatuidae (Cockatoos)
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cockatiel
- Described by
- (Kerr, R, 1792)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic 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.
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