Research Results For 'Cockatoo'

COCKATOO

Cockatoo is the name of any of several crested parrots, especially of the genus Cacatua, family Psittacidae, of the order Psittaciformes. They usually have light-coloured plumage with tinges of red, yellow, or orange on the face, and an erectile crest on the head. They are native to Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. There are about 17 species, one of the most familiar being the sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) of Australia and New Guinea, about 50 centimetres long, white with a yellow crest and dark beak.
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GALAH

The galah (Kakatoe roseicapilla) is an Australian cockatoo. It has grey wings, back, and crest and a pink body.
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GANG-GANG

The gang-gang (Callocephalon fimbriatum) is a small black cockatoo of south- east Australia, the male of which has a scarlet head.
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COCKY

Cocky is slang for pert.
Cocky is British slang for swaggering, impudent, arrogant.
Cocky is Australian slang for a cockatoo.
Cocky is Australian slang for a small farmer.
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