Animal Id Week 2.2

A N I M A L I DW E E K T W O . T W O - B I R D S : G R A N T H A L L

C O C K AT I E LN Y M P H I C U S H O L L A N D I C U S

D E F I N I N G C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S

• males very easily learn to whistle tunes and can even be taught to talk

• Grow 14 - 18 inches

• Live 12 - 30 years

C O C K AT O O SC A C A T U O I D E A

D E F I N I N G C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S

• found in Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, and Philippines

• prefer Rain forest, scrublands, eucalyptus grove, forest, mangrove, and open country

• distinctive crest

L O V E B I R D SA G A P O R N I S

D E F I N I N G C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S

• Lifespan: 10 – 15 y

• Clutch size: 4 – 6

• Mass: 0.04 – 0.06 kg

PA R A K E E TM E L O P S I T TA C U S U N D U L A T U S B U D G E R I G A R

D E F I N I N G C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S

• Parakeet are a very social species living in large groups up to the thousands

• Wild birds have green plumage

• Captive breeding results in shades of blue, gray, yellow, white or combinations

• Males have bluish ceres (fleshy areas around nostrils), while females have whitish-brown ceres

A F R I C A N G R AY PA R R O TP S I T TA C U S E R I T H A C U S

D E F I N I N G C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S

• distinctive flap of skin that lies below their jaw

• Length 33 cm (13 inches)

• Grey parrots are solitary birds but they do get together when the food is abundant

• Extremely noisy and highly noticeable especially at their roosting sites at night