Key facts:
- There are over fifty types of parrots in Australia, with Cockatoos being the largest of the parrot family
- The rainbow lorikeet is a small and the most common parrot in Australia
- Feeding any Australian birds can shorten their lives
Australia is full of furry, feathered, and scaly animals, not found anywhere else in the world. Meet some common Australian animals and improve your English language skills with .
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Transcript
Colourful and curious. Friendly and fun.
We love living with Australian parrots both big and small.
Living with Aussie Wildlife
Parrots
There are over fifty types of parrots in Australia.
Cockatoos are the largest of the parrot family.
Black cockatoos are the largest of all.
The sulphur-crested cockatoo is the most common cockatoo.
It is named that because of the yellow crest on its head.
It is found on the east coast and in the north of Australia.
Cockatoos live in the suburbs and will stay in the same area most of the year.
Cockatoos have very strong beaks and use them to crack open native nuts and seeds.
They lay their eggs in tree hollows. Do not feed cockatoos.
They use wood to sharpen their beaks and may damage your home if they are waiting to be fed.
The galah is a medium sized parrot. Galahs have dark pink faces and grey feathers.
Galahs mostly eat seeds from the ground and live in large flocks.
The rainbow lorikeet is a small Australian parrot.
It is the most common parrot in Australia.
Lorikeets are colourful and love to chat with their family.
Rainbow lorikeets eat nectar from flowers and eat native fruits and seeds.
You should not feed any type of Australian bird.
Do not give them bread or honey.
Feeding these birds will shorten their lives.
Quiz time!
Parrots mate with their partners for...
..a month, five years or for life?
Parrots mate with their partners for life.
Something you can do to attract lorikeets is leave them a shallow bowl of water.
They may bring their whole family to drink and have a bath.
We love living with Australian parrots!
Credits
Living with Aussie Wildlife is a project made by SBS in partnership with and .
