Post by Smiley on Mar 7, 2008 5:18:15 GMT -5
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Cacatuidae
Genus: Eolophus
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Other Names: Rose-breasted Cockatoo, Roseate Cockatoo, Willock Cockatoo, and Goulie.
*Native to Australia except in the extreme southwest and parts of Tasmania.
*Prefers open grasslands and savannah woodlands.
*Length about 35 cm (14"), weight about 300 to 400 grams.
*Life Span: Approx 70 to 80 years.
*Often seen performing aerial acrobatics in flocks 30 and up to 1,000 birds.
*It all goes back to a bird called a Galah by the Yuwaalaraay people, a name learned by English speakers as long ago as 1862. www.answers.com/topic/galah
The common subspecies in aviculture and in the wild through most of Australia is E. r. roseicapillus.
A second subspecies, E. r. assimilis, is found in most of Western Australia.
A third subspecies: E. roseicapillus Kuhli Northern Australia.
*Note that some taxonomists still do not regard it as a separate subspecies.
*The difference between the subspecies is slight, and involves the size of the bird, and the size and colour, and the skin around the around the eye.
Mutations.
Blue (Albino), lutino, silver, cinnamon, pied, and I think there are black-eyed whites?
General Information
The Galah is a grey and pink cockatoo, which is very active and can be noisy at times. They have a pink eye ring and the difference between males and females is in their eye colours. The mature female has a coppery red coloured pupil and the mature male's is a darker black. Galahs grow to a length of about 35 cm, and fully grown, weigh 300 to 400 grams. Galahs are often kept as pets because of their ability to talk and relate to humans.
Galahs are very active birds, so cages should be as large as you can manage but no smaller than 24" deep x 36" wide. Perches should be placed at varying heights and be of varying shapes, sizes and textures.
FOOD AND DIET:
The best diet for any parrot is a well-rounded combination of foods. Like, beans, rice, grains (Small Parrot Seed), sprouts, fruits, vegetables and nuts LIMITED. The major problems seen in Galahs are obesity. This causes heart disease, liver failure, diabetes, and fatty tumours under the skin. The single greatest cause of obesity is a diet of sunflower seeds.
Foods that should NEVER be offered are: Chocolate, Onion, Avocado, Alcohol, and Caffeine.
Breeding:
Galahs form permanent pair bonds, although a bird will take a new partner if the other one dies. The breeding season is variable, but mainly from February to July in the north and July to December in the south. The nest is a tree hollow or similar, lined with gum leaves and twigs. In the wild you often seen patches of bark near the nest smoothed from their beaks, which they rub against. This is a message to other galahs that that hollow is already being used. Breeding can take place at 3 years of age.
Both parents share incubation over a 30-day period and the babies leave the nest at about 8 weeks old. Females lay 2 to 6 white oval eggs.
PET POTENTIAL:
Galah’s can make an excellent pet; they are affectionate and friendly birds. Like most cockatoo’s, they can often become a little unpredictable when mature, and should never be allowed to spend time on a shoulder.
They are extremely playful and intelligent birds, which, like most cockatoos, need constant stimulation with toys to play with, and objects to chew, to keep them from getting bored. Both sexes can become good talkers.
Before considering one as a pet. Do your homework, for they can be too loud in a normal household. They can live for a very long time, even out live you.
Health problems:
Psychotic behaviour
Self-mutilation
Obesity
Lipomas
Idiopathic liver cirrhosis
Proliferative foot lesions
Cloacal prolapse
Pssitacine Beak and Feather Disease
PS Don't forget to post your opinion or experience with this wonderful bird. Remember 50 words or less.
Family: Cacatuidae
Genus: Eolophus
With permission smileysbirds.proboards26.com/index.cgi
Other Names: Rose-breasted Cockatoo, Roseate Cockatoo, Willock Cockatoo, and Goulie.
*Native to Australia except in the extreme southwest and parts of Tasmania.
*Prefers open grasslands and savannah woodlands.
*Length about 35 cm (14"), weight about 300 to 400 grams.
*Life Span: Approx 70 to 80 years.
*Often seen performing aerial acrobatics in flocks 30 and up to 1,000 birds.
*It all goes back to a bird called a Galah by the Yuwaalaraay people, a name learned by English speakers as long ago as 1862. www.answers.com/topic/galah
The common subspecies in aviculture and in the wild through most of Australia is E. r. roseicapillus.
A second subspecies, E. r. assimilis, is found in most of Western Australia.
A third subspecies: E. roseicapillus Kuhli Northern Australia.
*Note that some taxonomists still do not regard it as a separate subspecies.
*The difference between the subspecies is slight, and involves the size of the bird, and the size and colour, and the skin around the around the eye.
Mutations.
Blue (Albino), lutino, silver, cinnamon, pied, and I think there are black-eyed whites?
General Information
The Galah is a grey and pink cockatoo, which is very active and can be noisy at times. They have a pink eye ring and the difference between males and females is in their eye colours. The mature female has a coppery red coloured pupil and the mature male's is a darker black. Galahs grow to a length of about 35 cm, and fully grown, weigh 300 to 400 grams. Galahs are often kept as pets because of their ability to talk and relate to humans.
Galahs are very active birds, so cages should be as large as you can manage but no smaller than 24" deep x 36" wide. Perches should be placed at varying heights and be of varying shapes, sizes and textures.
FOOD AND DIET:
The best diet for any parrot is a well-rounded combination of foods. Like, beans, rice, grains (Small Parrot Seed), sprouts, fruits, vegetables and nuts LIMITED. The major problems seen in Galahs are obesity. This causes heart disease, liver failure, diabetes, and fatty tumours under the skin. The single greatest cause of obesity is a diet of sunflower seeds.
Foods that should NEVER be offered are: Chocolate, Onion, Avocado, Alcohol, and Caffeine.
Breeding:
Galahs form permanent pair bonds, although a bird will take a new partner if the other one dies. The breeding season is variable, but mainly from February to July in the north and July to December in the south. The nest is a tree hollow or similar, lined with gum leaves and twigs. In the wild you often seen patches of bark near the nest smoothed from their beaks, which they rub against. This is a message to other galahs that that hollow is already being used. Breeding can take place at 3 years of age.
Both parents share incubation over a 30-day period and the babies leave the nest at about 8 weeks old. Females lay 2 to 6 white oval eggs.
PET POTENTIAL:
Galah’s can make an excellent pet; they are affectionate and friendly birds. Like most cockatoo’s, they can often become a little unpredictable when mature, and should never be allowed to spend time on a shoulder.
They are extremely playful and intelligent birds, which, like most cockatoos, need constant stimulation with toys to play with, and objects to chew, to keep them from getting bored. Both sexes can become good talkers.
Before considering one as a pet. Do your homework, for they can be too loud in a normal household. They can live for a very long time, even out live you.
Health problems:
Psychotic behaviour
Self-mutilation
Obesity
Lipomas
Idiopathic liver cirrhosis
Proliferative foot lesions
Cloacal prolapse
Pssitacine Beak and Feather Disease
PS Don't forget to post your opinion or experience with this wonderful bird. Remember 50 words or less.