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- Cockatiel sounds and their meanings / what they mean! Cockatiels make many sounds that have lots of different meanings!
I've covered as many cockatiel sounds as I could, and tried to vary the clip lengths to make things interesting!
They make so many funny and interesting sounds and they can be so cute. It's also important to keep their body language in mind when they are making sounds. It can tell you lots about how they are feeling when you put both sound and body language together.
Almost all the clips feature our cockatiels: Chip and Fish, as I wanted to show you only sounds I'm witnessing myself.
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Once our male cockatiel gets done singing we congratulate him and call him a good boy and he starts doing the tongue clicking but trying to mimic a laugh đ
Haha that's adorable!
Tongue clicking? Mine sometimes will sing to me first thing in the morning upclose while he's on his outside perch, then do the tongue sound he mimics from me. Only in the last year or more has he done that.
What i consider cockatiels singing : 5:34
What my cockatiel considers singing: PeEK a BOo PeEk A BoO peEk a BoOo pEeK a BOoOoO!
Haha!
Your cockatiel's version of singing sounds adorable too though!
@@TheParrotTeacher yes very đ
@@tortols1548
It's just gibberish with my lot lol
@@ornithologydude8649 lol đ
Birds can make us laugh even when they think they have it right. :)
Fun fact my bird makes the alarm sound when he sees toes đ I always wear socks so he doesnât get scared
Birds really seem to have a love hate thing with toes! Some like to bite them, or sing to them. Others like yours are like ewww toes!
It's definitely a funny fact though, made us laugh!
Lolll
Lol mine was bitting my brother's toe and when he moved it she hissed
@@starriq9083 He must allow the biting of toes!
Yes đđ
I was SO confused when I got a 4 month old Cockatiel (I had never had a young bird before) and he started making the velociraptor baby noises. Thankfully the breeder was very helpful and explained what that was đ
Haha I can imagine! It is an interesting noise and one that we often end up assuming means distress or anger! It's great the breeder helped you out with it!
My (at the time) almost 25 year old started making that sound, mostly when he was annoyed. đ€
Velociraptor? Like there is a connection...
Thatâs really hilarious; when mine wants attention and we are upstairs he can imitate the clothes dryer finished alarm, knowing someone would come down stairs. We thought were going crazy he does the dish washer too đ
My mom has a 34 year old cockatiel bird , he canât fly anymore so we have to make sure he doesnât try to fly and fall
the breeder who raised my nieces cockatiel from a hatchling till we got it, MUST have lived somewhere that car alarms are common, because one of his song routines is unquestionably a car alarm mimic.
HAH! Oh dear, that must be fun to hear!
My almost 4 month old beeps and last night when brushing my teeth with him on my shoulder started making an alarm sound. I'm guessing it was something that he heard at the pet store.
My female sounds like a squeaky toy! Its hilarius! She screams when shes out - like she is saying shes out! đ she is really clear in her bodylangue. I love her đ„°
Hey Sandra,
That is a funny noise to make! They do come up with some amusing noises sometimes!
OMG, Chip singing the Zelda lost woods theme @5:33 and then cutting to Fish trying to sing it is ADORABLE.
Glad you enjoyed! It's their fave song apart from the "woo woo" song lol
I wondered if it was from Zelda
@@Vilmarie_Sanchez_90 It is! He used to be much more tuneful, now it's mostly turned into yelling at his brother!
My male cockatiel started doing the laughing chatter noise when I would go up to him and I really thought he wanted me to leave him alone. Now after seeing this video I'm so happy it's a good sign he does it because it's taking forever for both of my babies to warm up to me. Slowly but surely I'll win them over đ
Hey Cassandra,
Awesome it was useful! It's really good that your work to bond with them is working too!
my cockatiel hisses after she does something clumsy like slip off her perch
Hey Caitlyn!
Haha they can do that! Like it's surprising that it happened and the objects fault!
same, it reminds me of someone cursing under their breath when they stub their toe lol. my bird would definitely swear if she could
My cockatiel responded on every chirp back and when I let her out she was flying trying to find them lolđ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł
Hey Ehsan!
That's adorable! Seems like the boys have a fan!
Never played a Zelda game but I instantly recognized what Chip was singing lol
Haha glad he does it reasonably well! These days they put their own spin it on it so it sounds less and less like the original!
I will probably never own a bird, much to talkative. But itâs always really really cool to watch bird owners talk about their feathery friends and show off what they can do âșïž
Thank you! It's always cool to hear from people who watch the vids from a "non parrot owner perspective" as it helps us see if the vids are entertaining as well as informative!
I have two that are 29 years old. I raised them from newly hatched chickl.
Wow those are some very old cockatiels! You must have looked after them well!
@@TheParrotTeacher Thank you. I tried to do my best. The vet office was about 3 hours away, but he specialized in in avian medicine. the vet before that was not as knowledgeable, but he tried. I have to administer medicine to my birds twice a day in a syringe. If they became showing signs of choking or weezing I cut the dosage. It is better to give some instead of causing harm. The oldest ones were hand raised by me when they were just hatched. They considered me their mother. I have lost some through the years, but the oldest ones are holding on. The elderly lovebirds were harder since I didn't get them until they were sickly. They were glad to be cared for during their remaining years. I had no idea of their age, but the female was equivalent of a 90 year old woman. She died last week. I babied her and let her snuggle when she was not feeling well. As you already know, birds do need someone willing to do whatever they need. It is nice meeting you.
@@fairday2 Wow, sounds like you have lots of experience with them!
It is so important to find a decent avian vet, we have had issues in the past like yourself, as I imagine have many people!
Nice meeting you too!
@fairday2 My first Cockatiel lived to be 25 years old. I got him just after he was weaned. Fortunately, I found an avian vet almost right away, and he was always well taken care of. I later bred and raised cockatiels, but he outlived them all. He was a Saddleback, and looked like he had a pianist tuxedo on, if you looked at his back. He was so gorgeous, so lively, loving and fun. I miss him dearly. I am glad yours have lived as long as they have. I wish mine could have lived that long, as he was my little boy, but it was his time. God bless, and enjoy your little kiddos while they're still with you!
@@user-ds9mx30j6a Hey Daniel,
I try not to reply to replies on comments ( so I don't butt in) but sounds like he was an awesome little guy and you took great care of him!
My bird has a crush on chip đ€Ł the way she always zooms in when heâs on the screen
lol Iâll tell him he has an admirer bird!
My second oldest used to try to wake us up by doing a telephone ringing.
That's adorable!
LMAO
My favourite is the chatting/baby balling! And cute Rodha of course! đŁ
Definitely!
Mine sits on my shoulder and chats to me while I make my morning coffee. It's become my favourite part of the day.
@@angusgibbins4954 Conversational tiels are the best. I think they just love to tell us all that they are thinking only in native birb.
@@TheParrotTeacher I didn't particularly want a 'tiel but some friends had her in an avery and she wasn't socialising with their other birds so she came to live with me late last year (I live alone). It's been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.
@@angusgibbins4954
They are really underrated birds. They are highly intelligent, charming and silly!
It's awesome you guys get on!
I always interpreted the clicking as kisses so I would make kissing sounds back. I guess it worked out in the end because my cockatie probably interpreted it as me clicking my beak as well and making contact too.
It can be an acquired sound too! So if you make kissing sounds lots the parrot can pick it up and imitate it!
â@@TheParrotTeacher I would say, "Kiss?" and kiss him making a kiss noise. I wasn't trying to teach him it, but he picked up on it. He now kisses me and makes a "kissy" noise, when he does. I was blown away, because again, I wasn't trying to teach him it. They're so smart. â€
@@shae9364 They really are!
Now for the Cockatiel to make a video on human sounds.
"Awww cute little birdy"
This means the human is going to war and wants to take your head. TO BATTLE STATIONS!
Haha that'd be a great video!
I can only imagine what they think of some of the sounds we make!
Our cockatiel screams when she hears Aretha Franklins 'respect' or the Golden Girls theme song.
Lol! Do you think it's happy screaming or "Get this off?!"
LOL ~ I scream too.
You are the only person Iâve found so far who addresses baby noises. Thank you!! I got my first female cockatiel last month who was hand raised and she makes baby noises a lot, especially when Iâve been giving her neck scratches and then stop, or when sheâs just feeling especially needy for attention. đ Itâs good to know what it means because itâs such a bizarre sound.
Hey there,
Thank you! I noticed it was something that wasn't covered often or mistaken for anger or aggressive behaviour!
It is a funny one, but always normal!
It is a bizarre sound.
Yes, thank you for addressing that -- we have a 9 month old male and he makes that a lot -- such an unpleasant sound..he's our first bird that did it -- luckily he is singing more, but I hope the baby sounds go away altogether..
my 2 Cockatiel were beak grinding and i had no idea what it was, since im new to bird keeping, now im a lot more happy to hear them doing that on top of my head while i work. thank you
Glad the video was helpful! Beak grinding is definitely usually a good sound to hear from any cockatiel!
I have more videos on their sounds/behaviours on my channel.
Oh my, this was so adorable to watch, my cockatiel went crazy with Chip and Fish singing
Hey Isabela!
Thank you! What's your cockatiels name?
Glad they enjoyed our boys songs lol
@@TheParrotTeacher mine too! He likes watching and listening to the screen and interacted!!
@@marlenesongin92 They really get lots of fun from it sometimes!
Our female Cockatiel is not very vocal at all, but when she hears us open the door when coming home from being out she let's out VERY loud shrieking chirps, kind of like saying hey come give me attention! She seems to do it when she really wants one of us to come give her some lovings badly.
It's not unusual for females to be a bit quieter. They have no evolutionary reason to sing so they tend to just grizzle, hiss, chirp or flock/contact call.
Certainly sounds like it! She clearly likes you!
Calmly looks at cage roommate and chooses violence 9:07đ
It's the cockatiel way!
My cockatiel screams from upstairs when he hears me return, leave, or hears me outside. He stops doing that when I return to him and let him out to play.
Hey there!
Seems like he's pretty bonded to you and likes you to be about!
Very informative video. Everyone considering getting a cockatiel should watch this first. Subbed. Thanks a lot.
Thank you, I'm glad it was helpful!
I have a few more on various cockatiel topics too!
Chip singing the Song of Storms? That's cute!
Thank you!
It used to be so much more tuneful when he was little, he also sang Saria's song too. Now it's still vaguely like a zelda song but more loud lol
Great video đđ» the baby noise is freaky lol.
The birds like to beak grind right into my ear
Thank you! It can be a little scary!
That's adorable!
I remember my Cockatiel would rub her neck on her tree and make the cutest 'squeaky wheel' noises. She needed some oil đ
Lol very cute!
Mine basically does the same thing in his cage. I figured out how to pet his head and it has the same results
The vocalisation you've called "barking", I've found tends to be used most between mates (or good friends, bird or otherwise, a lot of mine make it at me when I make kissing noises at them XD) and is also accompanied by them opening and closing their beaks rapidly after the sound.
Males tend to make it most, at all times of the year used as a kind of "look at this", "hello there" or "come here". But when I had pairs nesting, back when I was still breeding, the females would do it too in the nestbox. For example, when they would climb into the box if the male was sitting, she would make that noise at him (and vice versa) so that he recognised her.
By far my favourite noise they make. Makes you feel loved, or at the very least accepted, by them.
Hey there
Thanks for the comment! It's possible it could be used as an attention seeking thing like tongue clicking!
But, in our experience barking tends to be territorial based behaviour (from observing our own birds and working with others!) Tongue clicking can vary from territorial/display through to attention seeking/ look at this like you mentioned!
I had one growing up, and we would spend the summer at the beach house. He stayed in the sunroom and my grandma loved to feed the seagulls, but our Cockatiel HATED THEM. He would get so riled seeing them flying around the deck, eventually learning to mimic them. I like to think he learned to swear in Gull lol
Very cute!
Probably telling them to get lost! One of our conures imitates the crows sometimes (he hates them lol)
Hahhahhahh barking, so cute! My cockatiel loves making the alarm sound đ€
Haha cute (And very noisy I bet!)
Would love to see a video of new cockatiels first week in their new home. Tips and tricks. Maybe the quickest route to taming and gaining trust. Converting the birb from pet shop seed to healthier pellets.
I have a video roughly on that topic called parrot's POV!
The quickest route to taming/gaining trust I also have in my bonding videos. The problem I face is often I don't use clickbaitey titles (probably because I'm foolish) so I have those topics covered just not with the usual titles!
Diet conversion I could certainly consider as a video though!
9:09 when fish's face when chip ignores his warning. He looks so "bitch you did not just!" đ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł
They are always winding each other up then telling each other off lol
My cockatiel absolutely love feet, I guess. Everytime I'm in bed with no socks, he starts singing uninterruptedly đ
It's not that uncommon for cockatiels to become fixated on feet! I'm not exactly sure why though lol!
Our cockatiels used to flock call/scream when sweet escape from gwen stephani was on the radio x'D
HAH! I wonder if it's because they loved or hated it!
@@TheParrotTeacher I'm not sure, but the boys would start to display like there was a flock of hens flying over xD
Okay funny story , when i put on the hungry baby cockatiel sound my cockatiels rushed over and poked their heads out and stared at me then disappeared, a minute passes , they return , throw me a grape , and then go back to playing with their toys , im never throwing this grape away
That is pretty funny! They clearly have strong instincts lol
The sacred grape!
This was very informative. My cockatiels enjoyed watching your very cute birds making noises too. Thank you for posting! đ
Thank you! Glad your cockatiels liked it too!
My male tongue clicks all the time but never in a territorial way, more in a âtalk to meâ way because we do it a lot to get the dogs or cats to come
Itâs possible he learned it from you and decided to imitate you! Itâs a good way of getting attention!
umm.. this is birds not cats or dogs
my bird: human,give me seed
0.02 seconds go by...
my bird:no response? OMG MOM IS DEAD *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA*
Hey Vanilla,
Lol one of my more random comments but it is true sometimes!
my budgie chip barked and I thought she was choaking and got scaredđ€Łđ€Ł
Where did they pick that up lol? Do you have dogs around?
@@TheParrotTeacher no, not inside the house lol
@@healthylifestyle4148 itâs funny where they pick up noises from! Could be anywhere!
Your videos are so helpful and educational! My cockatiels get so excited hearing your birds
Thank you for the kind comment!
Haha did they start chirping back?
i love their big eyes
Thank you!
Chip is GORGEOUS
Thank you! He will appreciate it!
My girl is 4 months, almost 5 now. She still has lots of baby behavior but she also has some adult behavior. As soon as I started this vid she started to reply to the flock calls.
Hey Elizabeth,
That's cute of her! They do like to respond when they hear flock calls!
my male cockatiel also does a rattling sound with his beak. Sometimes when I feed him millet and he comes to me, he greets me with a very gentle "meek-meek-meek" before starting to eat. ItÂŽs really cute.
That is cute!
My aunt's little guy used to scream "John's a rotter!" Or "John's an a$*hol3" on occasion.
No idea where he learned it as he came with the phrases, but our aunt's brother was appropriately named John đ€Ł
lol! That's certainly an interesting one to pick up!
You have such cute birds. I loved seeing their baby video!
Thank you!
Wow the CONSTANT flock calling over your voice in this video has me thinking twice about getting one now...
Sadly this is the reality of cockatiels and parrots in general. Quiet animals they generally are NOT!
Yeah noise is certainly something. Mine will be happy and do little whistles in my ear and it kinda hurts lol but I love him
My budgies began answering your Cockatiels six minutes in haha
Hey there,
That's really cute lol! They are pretty vocal birds!
Thank you so much! This was a very needed and informative video!
Hey Adam,
Thanks for the kind comment!
We had our first cockatiel (female) for a year, tried all sorts of different whistles but nothing happened just the normal squalk and squeaks and an occasional hiss. We got another cockatiel - an older male bird that was a rescue - who was a great wolf-whistler. Next morning I had two wolf-whistlers.
Haha it's amazing what they can teach each other!
Thank you for posting! â€ïž
No problem đ
I love how he sang Zelda music!!! That was amazing!! $
They both do it when they can be bothered lol mostly itâs the woo woo song these days
@@TheParrotTeacher how did they learn it??? i want my bird to sing Zelda đ
@@ObsessiveSceneKidX3 I whistled it to them over and over and in small bits until they got it!
I have a video on teaching cockatiels to sing! Other tiels are much better singers than our two though lol
Excellent Video . Thank You
No problems!
Good video. I can tell you have owned and been around Cockatiels for many many years.
Hey Ed,
Thanks very much for the kind comment!
Thank you for sharing your information on cockertiels, well done. Nth Queensland Australia
My pleasure Kim! I have tons more videos about them too! Hopefully it was useful!
Thank you very much David I found that video very interesting and very helpful
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Hey Beth,
Glad it was useful!
Great content, thanks for that
Glad it was useful!
I love that he sings a song from Zelda. đ„°
Thank you! We loved that tune so thought we would teach him!
I really love your chanel. You taught me new stuff. Thanks!
Hey Basmala!
Glad it's useful!
Thank you so much for this video, it really helped me with my bird!!
Hey Catherine!
Glad it was useful!
Thanks God I found this channel. I was confused after adopting a cockatiel 2 days ago. Information from the breeder is not very helpful. I couldn't sleep because I was afraid something would happen to my bird đ
Hey Melia,
Glad the video was helpful! I have lots more videos on cockatiels on my channel!
I wish my tiel's flock call was as pleasant as yours hahaha
Haha I guess yours is pretty loud then?!
Chip sounded like he was singing a piece from The Planets :)
Haha we haven't exposed him to that piece of music yet! But it's cool he sounded like that!
Mostly they have learned a song from Zelda, how to say Alexa and some random other bits lol
Great videos. You guys doing a great job.
Hey Columbo!
Thank you!
My old cockatiel use to be attracted to blankets. He would unfluff and often spread his wings frantically walking on his perch from side to side. When he was in proximity of a blanket, he would get slightly aggressive almost, protective of it. Then he would constantly bob his head up and down on the ground.
They can actually imprint on fabric in rare cases! It's possible this happened with him or he just really liked blankets!
@@TheParrotTeacher That's most likely what happened!
Thanks for this video. Sometimes my male, while sitting on his outside perch, will stretch himself up, and hold it, then when I move down and hold it, he will lower himself down and hold it. I can get him to do this several times. He also will shake his head up and down very fast, like saying "yes". Another thing you may find interesting - years ago when he had a mate, they would both take baths in their water bowls. But the last few years he will not take a water bath, but he loves getting an "air bath". I blow on him, and he stretches his wings out wide, and bends over with his tail in the air, and preens his feathers while I blow on him. He loves it. New subscriber here.
Welcome, hope you find the videos useful!
Haha it seems like he is posturing at you/with you! It's interesting how we doesn't like bathing anymore, he probably misses her!
Regarding the air bathing, that's not uncommon! Some tiels dislike water and actively prefer to be blown on for the bathing response. It's pretty useful as it gets rid of any excess powdery down!
My cockatiel refuses to make the flock call, he just wolf whistles at me
It's funny how easily wolf whistles become a major thing with some parrots! I know many who wolf whistle constantly!
My tiels love your channel.
Thank you! Glad they enjoy!
Really helpful!
Thank you!
my cockatiel started flock calling as soon as i started this video
Haha obviously wants Chip as his friend!
Cockatiel appear to use objects for resonance by rapping and clicking their beak on it (sometimes in conjunction with singing). I'll have to check other *WarGamingParrot* videos to see if he talks about this.
Hey Christopher!
It's mostly in my behaviour video I think. It's a sign of territorial behaviour. Rapping the beak is basically claiming the area or object as their own.
A very nice and accurate video on male cockatiel sounds and meanings. I've only had female cockatiels and it's interesting to hear some of the sounds the males make. Fish and Chip are the cutest and they both look very healthy and happy.
Thank you. đŠ
Hey Denise!
Thank you! We try to make sure they have lots of fun and eat well!
@@TheParrotTeacher yes, I'm a vegetarian and my little cockatiel girl still eats better than me.
I love the info on baby sounds. My cockatiel still does this and she will be 11 years old in June. I never thought that she sounded aggressive or angry.
she's a sweetheart.
Thanks so much for taking the time to reply.
God bless you and your family and of course, this includes Fish and Chips and all of your pets. đŠ
@@dg.262 Haha, it's good you give her such a good diet!
Lots of people seem to mistake the sounds, mostly due to people in pet stores telling them so or misleading CZcams videos!
No problems, back at you!
Lovely content thank you.. quite thoughtful and helpful
Thank you Melissa!
@@TheParrotTeacher you are most welcome đ
Our tiel does a specific alarm call if she smells smoke, but immediately stops if someone goes to see her bc obviously we're aware of the fire now, I guess. would have helped to realise this the first time it happened tho, since I got in the shower completely unaware that our fence was burning down. (the house was fine, me and birb included, but it wasn't fun to walk out of the bathroom, hair in a towel and find a bunch of firemen walking through the house) She now mostly uses it to tell us if our toast is burning lol.
Hey Alinka!
That's a pretty awesome skill to have, like your own bird version of one!
Lol also a useful skill!
Helpful thanks! đ
Hey Max!
Thank you!
Babies rock back and forth begging for food; even though I had just finished stuffing them. I could feel the crop to know when they were full.
Lol they always do! Greedy little birdies!
pov you turned the volume to 10% because your ears are dead at this point by the Pidgey
Awwwww lol!!! I had no idea they can click their tongue!
They can! they are pretty funny when they do!
Also cool username!
Very funny cocketiel are the easyest birds to make them tam and very easy learners
They are fast learners but not always easy to tame! All parrots take some effort!
Ii got also a Senegal parrot somebody gif to me he say he bite and Lady hater but now he live in my house my parrot is so lovely also to my girlfriend some people dont deserves a parrot greets from Amsterdam
I love beak grinding. Ours does the alarm often when in the cage.
Us too, such a cute noise when they relax!
Thank you , đč
Thank you for the kind cooment!
Thank you for ur help
No problem!
Barking was the one I came to try and find in this video!!! I thought it was a very frustrated sound and video does make sense! I followed your flock on insta just now đđđđ
Hey there,
Awesome! Glad it was helpful. No, it's not generally a sound of frustration just being all territorial or silly lol
Excellent video!!!!
Hey Silvia,
Thank you!
A key sound missing in this that all cockatiels do is alerting. When a cockatiel thinks something urgent is occurring and they want the flock's attention they will usually do a single loud shrill yet melancholic cry, these make be in bursts or quick succession though they are repeating the same cry not doing a succession of sounds. It's really important to answer alerts, make sure they know you heard them and are paying attention.
Another thing is wild cockatiel flocks each develop a flock dialect, it is almost like a protolanguage. It is so important to develop that with parrots. We try to use consistent phrasing, sounds, and whistles for important things. Like when we leave the room, different phrasing for periods of time, etc. Also gestures, for instances cockatiels like to head bow to ask for scritches. We flex a pointer finger up and down with kissy noises to see if he wants cuddles, etc.
Also it's important to listen to sounds your bird makes to fit the dialect and communicate. Like while we use greeting phrasing and other words in transitioning activities, he imitates the different sounds of doors. Like if I'm in the hall and he hears me and wants me to say hi he'll make the sound of the door opening. If he's been playing by himself and then wants to do something with me, same thing. He makes a sound of a spray bottle for all things water, for drinking water, showers, using the faucet. My partner has a greeting whistle and if he wants to know if Dad is around or coming he'll make dads whistle.
Parrots are not just smarter than often they are credited for, they are socially smart. They evolved to be in constant and nuanced communication with one another all the time.
Hey there,
I totally agree that parrots (especially smaller ones) don't get enough credit for how smart they can be.
Using routine and developing what you call a protolanguage is definitely important and very useful with our tiels.
The alarm calling is often dependant on the individual. Cockatiels can make a variety of sounds for alarm/alert calling and can even acquire some from the environment. Also, responding and reacting to them depends on the context. If they are genuinely distressed then it's worthwhile doing so. If it becomes habitual then it can just reinforce the behaviour.
I find all your videos informative. I just got my Cockatiel Monday and Iâm so in love. Your videos prepared me and put my mind at ease. Thank you for sharing.
Hey Red,
Thank you! Glad they are helpful to you!
@@TheParrotTeacher Now, Iâm bracing myself for my Sun Conure next week...! Thanks to you I feel prepared to meet the challenges ahead.
@@redgeminiarts3674 I'm glad we helped!
Prepare for cuteness, fun, nipping and loudness lol
@@TheParrotTeacher I just got word, my Sun Conure is coming home Tuesday. So, please wish me luck, Iâm scared to death.
@@redgeminiarts3674 You'll be fine!
Just don't rush things and start with passive bonding! If you get into any real trouble you can always book a consult with us!
3:13 mine was doing that and I was so worried that maybe he was sick. We got him yesterday and heâs still a baby. Iâm so glad you made this video đ
Hey Grace!
Glad it helped! It's one of the most common things that people think is a problem but that is actually just normal baby noises! It's what prompted me to make the video!
Anyone else loves their smell đđ„°
We really do! Especially after weâve aired the place, they often smell like popcorn!
@@TheParrotTeacher yessss đđđđâ€â€â€đ© so addicting
Cool vid i have a budgie and a cockatiel they are best of friends
Hey Jenny!
Thank you! That's great! Sometimes budgies and cockatiels can get on amazingly!
Funner fact. My Scuttle hears a tortilla chip bag crinkle, he will go crazy with the screams until you give him one. đœđ đ
Hey Jonathan!
Oh dear lol! Seems like he's addicted to some crispy goodness! Try not to let him have much though as it isn't ideal for him!
@@TheParrotTeacher yes. He gets them in moderation certainly. Thank you đđ
@@jonathanfreedom1st Awesome!
I had blue crown conures for over 25 yrs and I adopted about 3-4 years ago some senior green cheek conures (one is mostly blind). I can tell you that even between species of conures the calls are not exactly the same but generally your birds will have the same style of calls as in this video. BTW, you want to say a bad angry word in blue crown conure say loudly, "Mrat!" I can also tell you that conure calls can change subtle meanings of call based on body language too. My point to this comment is if you do not own cockatiels but are watching this video, you can still apply it to your own birds as you can learn their calls for the same behaviors. It is like learning French and Spanish, they may be different languages but there are indeed similarities if you can hear the calls and apply it to the situation. Also, keep an ear out for English words that are being incorporated in bird ways like both sets of conures that I have had learned to do a bird style squeak of "Mommie!" They are not as clear cut as an African Grey's mimicking but I can tell when they are signalling me. My blue crowns actually called both in a sound that sounded like a bird squeak of English, as well as a separate bird call specifically for me. I also learned calls for when they wanted to go to bed or get their cage uncovered in the morning. (It takes a lot of bird bravery to call from the dark as it tells predators where they are.) Also, both sets of birds had two different danger calls. One was for something questionable in the area. I call it their "Paul Revere Call." The other is a fly for your lives call. It leads to widespread flying and panic. I have found that male birds will also use the panic call when they get jealous in order to scare their females to come home.
Observation of your individual birds is very important for sure. Learning their vocalisations and individual quirks is part of what makes a good bird owner.
Interesting information, thanks for sharing. Just yesterday where I live in Illinois there was an extremely loud sonic boom, it shook the house, and my 'tiel screamed very loud and took off from the top of his house, flew around the room, and landed on top of the kitchen cabinets. That's his "safe place", lol. He calmed down fairly soon, but that boom really shook me.
@9:08 Fish woke up and chose violence
When it comes to Chip bothering him when he's preening he always does!
So interesting.
Thank you!
I have a male cockatiel but to be honest he really doesn't make many of these sounds, his chatter is just a bunch of beeps and he never flock calls, he does beak grind a lot, his tongue click is more of him clicking his beak together he doesn't scream much but he sings a lot. I have other males that make the normal sounds but this specific one is just kinda an odd ball but I still love him of course
You do get Individual variances in many birds! Itâs possible thatâs just him being him lol
Oh god, I had headphones in and apparently my cockatiel could hear your birds and started chirping đ
Lol did it cause a lot of noise?
@@TheParrotTeacher yes lol
great video!
Hey Nancy,
Thank you! Hope it was useful!
I have two female cockatiels. One, Sophie, likes to sit in her food dish and make a very sweet "beep, beep" sound, which I am guessing is a mating thing because she mainly would do this for my (now ex) boyfriend, who she clearly had a crush on. I would say, "Go talk to your girlfriend, she's calling you." Now that he's gone (a good thing, because the relationship was terrible) she sings to me. (And I sing back, of course.)
She also makes another sound when she's going to lay an egg, which is also very sweet. She will burrow under the newspaper in her cage and make these tiny, sweet little chirps.
My other cockatiel, Koko, only occasionally lays an egg and doesn't announce it. The egg just shows up one day. She also won't sit on her eggs.
Koko has a super sonic shrill scream she does at night when she wants her cage covered. It's so high pitched and loud it kills my ears. If I don't get up and cover her right away, she will actually climb to the top of the cage, hang upside down and try to pull the cover herself. She is stubborn and won't stop until I cover her cage. Sometimes she keeps yelling until I shut the light off.
BTW, at one point, Sophie was laying 5 or 6 eggs at a time and sitting on them around the clock. So, I bought some tiny plastic Easter eggs about the same size as hers and after she'd lay one egg, I'd put three plastic ones with it. She'd lay maybe one more egg, so that little trick worked. Then I'd remove the eggs at night after a couple of days. She'd be distressed at first but totally over it by the next day.
She stopped laying so many eggs when I figured out it seemed to be related to having her covered up too much - when she screams too often (wanting attention) when I am trying to concentrate on a project, I would cover her. Now I just spend more time with her so she's less likely to be so rude.
I don't let her out of the cage enough, though, because she seems to have a death wish. Whenever she's out, she will fly into the most dangerous part of the room, like towards the living room heater or the overhead fan or behind a piece of furniture. She's sort of stupid that way.
By the way, Koko came to live with me when I found her outside cowering next to a building. A little boy told me his mother had thrown her away. He had to retrieve her cage out of the dumpster. There were two cockatiels, as it turns out. I brought both home, not knowing a thing about birds.
The other bird, Bella, died a year later and the vet didn't know what the problem was. It was very sudden. I picked out another cockatiel at the pet shop to keep Koko company, and I picked Sophie because she was the quietest one in the bunch. Once I got her home however - and ever since - she's been anything but quiet.
She makes sounds all day. She talks to the ringing phone, the TV, the birds outside, the microwave, the fire truck and police sirens, and of course me when I am on the phone - in addition to all the sounds I described previously. I also play those "cockatiel companion" CZcams videos for her on my phone, which she loves because Koko doesn't have much to say. Never a dull moment with Sophie.
Hey there,
Thank you for the very long and thought out comment!
Birds can definitely be funny when they are being hormonal. We tend to try and manage hormonal behaviour as best as possible due moderate any potential problems and manage egg laying!
She seems like she likes to make lots of noise lol
Thank you very much for watching!
8:00 "Barking" oddly sounds like sneezing.
Their sneezing sounds very different lol