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Galah

Cacatua roseicapilla

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Description:

The Galah can be easily identified by its rose-pink head, neck and underparts, with paler pink crown, and grey back, wings and undertail. Birds from the west of Australia have comparatively paler plumage. Galahs have a bouncing acrobatic flight, but spend much of the day sheltering from heat in the foliage of trees and shrubs. Huge noisy flocks of birds congregate and roost together at night.

Habitat:

The Galah is found in large flocks in a variety of timbered habitats, usually near water.

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Galahs make really good pets

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