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Cockatiel vs Parakeet - What's the difference?

cockatiel | parakeet |

As nouns the difference between cockatiel and parakeet

is that cockatiel is nymphicus hollandicus , a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest while parakeet is a member of any of the various species of small parrots usually bred in australia and africa.

cockatiel

English

(wikipedia cockatiel) (Nymphicus hollandicus)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Nymphicus hollandicus , a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest.

    • Synonyms

    * quarrion, weero

    See also

    * Cacatuidae * Nymphicanae * parrot

    parakeet

    English

    Alternative forms

    * parrakeet, paroquet, perokito

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A member of any of the various species of small parrots usually bred in Australia and Africa.
  • *, II.8:
    • we had loved them for our pastimes, as we do apes, monkies, or perokitoes , and not as man.
  • * 2009 , Patrick Barkham, The Guardian , 12 Oct 2009:
    • According to one legend, the parakeets escaped from the set of The African Queen, John Huston's 1951 film made at Shepperton studios.

    Usage notes

    The common parakeet kept as a pet is called the budgie or budgerigar in Commonwealth nations.

    See also

    * (wikipedia "parakeet")