Cockatiel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the cockatiel lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Nymphicus hollandicus
Group	Parrots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Mass	5.68 g (birth weight); 86 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Psittaciformes
Family	Cacatuidae

Where does the cockatiel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the cockatiel in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Brazil.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a cockatiel?

Wikidata records the following for the cockatiel: mass 5.68 g (birth weight); 86 g (adult weight).

Is the cockatiel endangered?

The cockatiel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the cockatiel?

The cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) is a bird in the order Psittaciformes and the family Cacatuidae, genus Nymphicus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the cockatiel

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.

Cockatiels are widely recognized for their bright orange cheek patches, long tail feathers, and sociable, playful nature, and their strong affinity for human interaction has made them among the most commonly kept companion parrots worldwide and one of the five most popular pet bird species; an estimated 4.8 million US households keep them. However, insufficient knowledge of their care contributes to one of the highest surrender rates among pet bird species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cockatiel (revision 1381175249), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q514809 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).