What is galah?
The galah (scientific name: Eolophus roseicapillus) is one of the most widely distributed parrots in Australia. Its beautiful pink plumage is very attractive. It likes to inhabit forests, grasslands, semi-arid areas, including pastoral areas and parks. Feeds on grass seeds, grass plants, cereals, fruits, grass roots, insects and their larvae, and likes to forage on the ground, especially in the cereal crops cultivated by farmers and sunflower fields. Distributed in the eastern, central and northern parts of Australia; some coastal islands of Australia’s main island, once introduced to Tasmania. Artificially bred birds have a lively and curious personality and are a favorite pet bird for many people, but they may change their personality and become aggressive after sexual maturity.
What does galah look like?
There are 3 subspecies of galah, with a body length of 35-36 cm and a weight of 270-350 grams. The bird body is dark pink, the forehead, crown and neck are light pink with a little white, and the wings and tail are gray; the lower abdomen is , near the anus, secondary coverts, rump, and inner feathers above the tail are light gray-white, tertiary flight feathers are medium gray and dark gray, the top of the tail is darker light gray, the underside of the tail is uniform brown, and the bill The horns are colored, and the beak is waxy white. Males have black-brown irises, females red; legs grey.
galah living habits
Galah usually gathers in very loose groups to move together, and sometimes gathers in large groups of nearly 1,000 in some pastures, with shrill and hoarse calls, and often moves with the large sunflower cockatoo. Are omnivores and consume a variety of plant seeds such as oats, wheat or many herbs. In addition, ingests insects and their larvae, berries, shoots, flowers and eucalyptus seeds. There are many ways to drink water, either standing in the mud of the pond and swallowing a big mouth, or swallowing the water in flight in the way of a swallow, or you can choose to land in the middle of the pond and immerse the beak in the water. Likes to forage on the ground. It especially likes to forage in the cereal crops and sunflower fields cultivated by farmers, so it often causes huge damage to the crops. Artificially bred birds have a lively and curious personality. Even wild birds are quite easy to tame. They are many people’s favorite pet birds, but they may change their personality and become aggressive after sexual maturity.
galah rearing
The pink cockatoo likes to inhabit forests, grasslands, semi-arid areas, pastoral areas, parks, and human activities in courtyards and towns. In northern Australia, they are more active in mountain forests, while in southern Australia, they tend to live in plains temperate forests. In summer, it is more common in woodlands, mostly near cool, shady rivers. In winter, prefer to live in drier woodlands in areas with milder elevations. During the year, I also visited parks and gardens in the city. This bird prefers open areas and almost always avoids dense forests.
