An unexpected sighting of a domestic Cockatiel in the wild | Nymphicus hollandicus
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- Опубліковано 25 бер 2022
- While out and about at one of Sydney's wetlands, we heard a strange bird sound overhead with a uncommon shape and flight pattern. We kick scootered to the general area it flew to, hoping to get another glimpse of it and to be able to identify it as we often do surveys on bird diversity in the area. It wasn't long before it flew from a tree and landed in this naturalised creek for a drink.
It turns out it was quite an unexpected sighting of a domestic Cockatiel in the wild. Unfortunately it's likely escaped from an aviary, has been released or is someone's lost pet that got away! Our attempts to get close to rescue it was unsuccessful, it didn't allow us to approach and would fly to inaccessible locations that weren't safe to attempt a rescue. This video makes it appear much closer as we were filming with a super telephoto lens used for wildlife.
UPDATE: Hi everyone, I've noticed a lot of owners who have either lost or previously lost their pet bird or cockatiel. I've assembled some tips, thanks to your comments and some research online to hopefully help you find your lost little ones.
Cockatiel (Domestic) | Nymphicus hollandicus
"Tiny cockatoo with a long pointed tail. When perched, the yellowish face and crest and orange cheek patch of the male are distinctive. In flight has dark wing tips and bold white wing panels contrasting with a gray back. Calls frequently with a tuneful fast-whistled "wee-rooo"." (eBird)
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UPDATE: Hi everyone, I've noticed a lot of owners who have come across this video and have either lost or previously lost their pet bird or cockatiel.
Here's another occasion where I encountered an escaped domestic bird (Rose-ringed parakeet / Indian Ringneck) in the wild and was not able to get close to it: ua-cam.com/video/QrCzX3CD3A0/v-deo.html
I've assembled some tips, thanks to your comments and some research online to hopefully help you find your lost little ones:
1. Start searching as soon as possible
2. Place the bird's home (perch or cage etc) outside where it is visibile and supplied with its usual treats and water
3. Walk around indoors and outdoors and call the bird's name to catch its attention
4. Play any known 'flock calls' for the bird species that it may respond to
5. Listen carefully for its general calls and share a bird call recording to share with neighbours
6. Let neighbours know your bird is missing and to keep an eye and ear out with your contact details
7. List your bird as missing in person, such as pinning a poster on a noticeboard with a reward
8. Contact local pet shelters and vets to let them know
9. Post photos of your missing bird on local missing pet groups and forums (check out Facebook)
With thanks to 105lbproblem6, gxlorp and anaromalacorona who kindly shared tips that worked for them.
@Tibrazactuary hi, what does P mean?
@wannipha1986 I appreciate these tips won't work for everyone's situation, I hope it i useful to someone in future and has been gathered based on what has worked for others in the past. I'm sorry to hear if you did lose your little buddy.
Bro all this is in Google but I think the only works it's a reward 50% sometimes is impossible
My tiel escaped during camping. thank god I got him back, I couldn’t imagine how lonely he’d be out there the magpies were already chasing him.
I'm glad you managed to get your tiel back! Do you have any tips for others that have lost their pet birds?
@@NatureFilmsByJohnKha definitely listen for their flock call, that’s how we chased him. The rest was luck, my mom was wondering around and heard him go “peekaboo” so really he lead us to him. We also looked for other birds flying around, tiels aren’t accepted with other birds. We didn’t give up and we asked everyone at the resort to help that we could. But yeah we were lucky for sure
Thanks for sharing these tips! Great idea listening for the flock call, I'll add your tips and others to the description to help others that have lost their pet birds!
My tiels escaped today and this is the 3rd time, they dont go far… i managed to find them twice with playing cocatiels sounds from youtube they do respond so once u locate them just bringing cage helps or sunflower seeds will lure them back in
@@anaromalacorona5594 Thanks for sharing what has worked for you! I've added your tips to the list and a shoutout credit. I'm glad you were able to locate your list tiel for the third time!
That's a pied cockatiel, lutinos pieds pearls others... can't be found in the wild so this one is lost or escaped.
Yes agree it's unfortunately lost in the wild!
Exactly my freind! 100% agreed
Thanx proffessor ....u know everything so good....so much better.....
Its inbreeding
@@pietsnot3843 It's not, you can't find lutino or pieds in the wild, just normal grey and same thing for budgies, they are green in the wild and you can't even find a blue one in the wild. Blue, yellow and white budgies are domesticated same thing for pearl pied or lutino. (You can't find a labrador with wolves too in the wild)
Mine flew away. He flew around the neighborhood a few times, then sat in a tree maybe 100 feet up. He was very scared. We eventually talked him down onto a lower branch and I snatched him. Now he's 18 years old.
Wow! I'm glad that tricky situation turned out well. That's a good point about being able to talk to a bird that's familiar with you, to draw them back home to their safe zone. Thanks for sharing!
older than me
there is a video on internet, with cockatiels and aviary bird sounds, that is rumored, it almost always attract cockatiel!!!. Like , when you run it in reproductor, they fly to it, even from trees and quite a distance.
It's another good "trick" how to get them back, when you still see them flying around.
@warrax111 That's interesting, if anyone happens to find the video please do share it! Perhaps the playback has something particular about it, such as a flock call and not a warning or territorial call. Thanks for sharing!
He was 100 feet on a tree and you could talk him into coming down? How??
Once I saw 2 cockatiels flying & calling frantically in Finland during late autumn. I doubt they survived long. I'm very careful with my birds. They never escape.
That's great you take good care of them. Yes sadly I doubt it also for escaped domesticated birds, it wasn't within range to rescue and was very flighty. I have heard of some amazing stories of escaped birds bring reunited too which is amazing when it happens.
@@NatureFilmsByJohnKha when I was 15, at my house my beloved cockateil escaped out the front door. He was perched on a tree. My mom immediately called my dad. Maybe 5m later he was there. My bird had flown onto my neighbors roof. My mother goes to her door explaining to this almost senile 80 year old woman "my ex husband is climbing your roof to get my sons bird".
My dad actually did get the bird... it would have crushed me if he was gone. I was crying "if he gets lost I won't have a good Christmas".
I'm pretty good with trauma but I still feel mild terror when I recall it. But above all I'm greatful. The chances of that resolving as it did were slim. But then I don't belive in a dead mechanistic universe
@@gxlorp That's an amazing story gxlorp thanks for sharing! I'm glad to hear you were reunited 🙂
They could've been rescued. Birds fly to warm areas during winter
So sad😢😢😢😢
Little dude is doing pretty alright on his own
Yep! It's a nice spot, plenty of food, water and shelter
100 percent sure it's an escaped pet. It has pied colouring, and this mutation is not seen in the wild.
Thanks for commenting jase, agreed!
Shame,owners aren't more responsible
Hope,he makes it❤❤❤❤
So innocent bird
It's very innocent looking, I think it's the little waddling walks for me
poor baby, really hope somebody got to him before any predators did. lucky it happened in a climate the birds naturally live in, so it has a fighting chance to get back home. wish i could just click it on the screen and see its current status!
It may possibly fly onto someone's shoulder one day, it is an area that does get walkers so I am hoping it's a positive outcome too. Interesting thought rclicking on screen to see a current status! It wouldn't surprise me if that is a seemingly crazy possibility that could happen one day!
I’ve seen cockatiels flying around in Florida before, there exclusively escaped pets, but usually they get picked off by the local wildlife like
Hawks, ospreys, etc.
Thanks for sharing, seeing a cockatiel flying around Forida would spin me out for a moment. Hopefully not too frequent a sighting of escaped pet cockatiels!
Our cockatiel escaped once and, thank god she didn't flew away, she sat on the gas pipes and the roof, and we got her cage. That was really scary, miss her :C
Glad to hear she didn't fly off and you were able to spend more time with her. How did you manage to get her back? I've been collecting tips below if you have any pointers for anyone in future
@@NatureFilmsByJohnKha well, i placed the cage and patiently waited, and she eventually got back. The thing is, don't even THINK about picking them up or scaring them, this could make them fly even further.
@@downergamin Thanks for sharing your experiences on what worked and great to hear she eventually got back!
Hopefully it somehow comes across a wild flock. Would have a way higher chance of survival
Yep fingers crossed and I think so too if that were to occur. I am a fair distance away from roaming wild flocks however here's to hoping!
Once my rosed crowned conure, his name is Skittles, escaped last year on the 2nd of January…he was lost for 24 hours and it’s a miracle he was still alive, considering his bird isn’t native to Australia and it was a cold rainy night…
Wow! I'm glad Skittles survived after escaping and being lost! It's amazing to hear the different stories of birds escaping and being re-united, the chances just appear so slim!
@@NatureFilmsByJohnKha
Yeah...I kinda have to thank my family's effort on rescuing him...posting...joining groups...
He was very sleepy and tired, and he stuffed his beak in seed and fruit...
Ever since, he always hears the lorikeets and chirps...
But when theirs and open door, the most he'll do is fly on your shoulder...I think he's afraid of the outside world now
Can you sense whether the chirp is a positive or negative response to the lorikeets?
@@NatureFilmsByJohnKha i can't really tell if he's doing a positive or negative chirp... he's very loud though...
Poor thing is out there all on its own ☹ were you able to capture it by any chance ?
No unfortunately Wafic, it was long a distance away in the creek and wetland. I hope someone does cross paths with it!
saw an escaped canary in the wild a few years back in the UK, did come up close to me but didn't want to be handled or touched, funny enough it looked perfectly healthy. was probably lonely though, hence it came up to me.
Thanks for sharing! Did it do anything particular you found interesting? Such as any vocalisations - calls, songs?
Precious little guy. 😢❤
I hope the little fella finds their way to a safe haven ❤
He beepin'
Meravigliosa calopsite!
awwww i would love to keep him
Saw a beautiful green ring-neck parakeet here in Texas. It was foraging among the native birds. It seems to be doing well. I hoped it had escaped being trafficked... Many have ended up in the Texas wilderness by escaping when they are illegally brought across the border.
Thanks for sharing that sighting. It reminds me of a similar video to this one I shared also of a ringnecked parakeet. It was a remarkable bright yellow and stood out in the landscape and was feeding amongst Little Corellas. Here's the video of it ua-cam.com/video/QrCzX3CD3A0/v-deo.html
@@NatureFilmsByJohnKha there are some indian ringnecks here in the netherlands too, wild ones that bred after escaping from being pets. i think their fluff is thicker than tiels which makes them thrive (and survive winters) theyre a nuisance to farmers here aswel
@@robertus7260 Thanks for stopping by and commenting! It led me to have a quick look into the situation in the Netherlands, one article mentions 'ring-necked parakeets are moving to more and more places in the Netherlands, with almost 10,000 observations reported to bird monitoring website Waarneming.nl last year. The birds are common in the big cities, particularly Amsterdam, Utrecht and Leiden but have now been spotted in parts of Noord-Brabant, Flevoland and Zeeland, Nos reported.' I wonder how many must have escaped or been released to establish populations in the wild
@@NatureFilmsByJohnKha I actually also saw some green birds in Texas - 3 in fact! I think they might've been parakeets
@@salemcrow5078 That's interesting to see 3! Did it have a white breast? I'm not familiar with birds in Texas however was just reading that Monk Parakeets were introduced in Texas in the 1960s and wonder if it might have been a Monk Parakeet.
It looks so defenseless compared to the wild ones
We're so used to seeing them in large flocks, it does look defenceless when in isolation
wild birbatiel
Would other wild cockatiels accept a domestic variant?
Or do they shun them
Interesting question. I've read that as they are the same species, they can socially accept eachother however it's not guaranteed. I think there's a few factors that might determine whether social acceptance happens such as how they're introduced, existing flock dynamics, how different their behaviours/personality might be and the environment/location they're in.
We have a conure and a cockatiel and they always like to be in the same room together. They very intelligent and social animals, more so than many other pack animals, so I think it would stand a good chance.
One of my birds flew out the door when I returned home, and my dad ran outside to try and catch her. Thankfully she flew into a parked Jeep, stunning her and my dad was able to stuff her under his shirt and run back home. Very thankful because this was winter in Nebraska and she would definitely not have survived out there for long.
I'm very glad you were able to find her, especially in winter! Thanks for sharing!
I hope someone got him, a feral cockatiel won't survive long :(
Beautiful bird.
They are gorgeous, I love their gentle personalities too!
Poor birb I hope it's okay
Hes living a better lofe than in s cage 😜
Nop, sorry to brreak you expectations but It has already died of hunger or was killed by a predator. Too many things against: they have no experience surviving in the wild , It is not their ecosystem and Its domestic breed colors are a easy target for predators. We would see flocks of cockatiels if that is true because people let them escape all the time.
Did you capture him?
No I didn't he was easily startled and would fly around the wetlands. I never managed to get close, I could only film him with my long lens.
Poor baby was flock calling probably for his human family. :(
So,sad
My cockatiel almost lost 2022 but thankfully i got her
Glad to hear you got her back!
@@NatureFilmsByJohnKha free flight for a while,
@@NatureFilmsByJohnKha in the beach and she flew right into the tree
That's very lucky, how did you get her down from the tree?
😊😂
Is this In Australia
Hi Raja, thanks for the question, yes this video was captured on the east coast of Australia in Sydney.
Please tell me you rescued him.
We tried unfortunately it was very skittish to any noise in the wetland and flew off
@@NatureFilmsByJohnKha thank u for trying
The Tiel was clearly starving and thristy, should've rescued it.
These birds do NOT know how to live in any wild ambience, they're completely domesticated and will die outside (unless in australia, where wild tiels live)
Seriously, if you see these birds in the wild, save them, pick them up and carry them home.
It's a good idea if it's safe to do so. Unfortunately as I've commented on, not all birds allow you to approach to pick them up and this bird was in an accessible location in the wetland. Although we tried to get close, this video was captured a long distance away using a super telephoto lens.
They tried
Poor thing must have been so lonely. 😭😭
I agree they are social birds, take care!
Wait how do you know it's domestic?
Wild cockatiels have a grey body, yellow face, crest and an orange cheek patch. Some viewers have made observations about the varied colour mutations that don't exist in the wild and are developed over years when bred in captivity.
Can you adopt him plss💝💝💝
I hope someone gets the chance to take care of this little fella!
Ya🙏🙏🙏l hope🙏🙏💝💝😭😭
Is me l can do it
I live close to the Wild l can do this
Birb
never again found mine.
I'm sorry to hear that xezo, take care
@@NatureFilmsByJohnKha flew away like it was part of the wind, have a good day
There are wild cockatiels in Australia.
Yes absolutely, they aren't typically found where we are in Sydney and it was a surprise to see one. I suspect it has escaped or was released.
God made these guys and killer fishes.
Are you on a beach?
This is on a naturalised creek. It used to be a creek, however was replaced by a concreted waterway and has been converted back to a more natural state
@@NatureFilmsByJohnKha Wow, and what time of day was it?
@@jasonfonseca09 Precisely 6.15-6.18pm, with sunset at 8.10pm!
If you see a bird or other lost pet in the wild, pray for them. It works!
You can't always catch them or help them, but you WILL see them go from starving to thriving, even if they remain in the wild.
There are two green parrots as a pair who live near me. I've tried many different ways to attract them them but they always ignore me. They call out to each other and fly together. As the area is controlled by crows (placed there by the government to keep the pigeons down, the parrots are safe from raptors).
The green parrots even bravely take on the crows for nesting spots. Parrots are also tougher than you think and do survive in the cold.
Your prayers will not go unanswered.
EDIT: I also want to add that when my friend's pet chicken (literal chicken, not parrot) was dying, I prayed the Hail Mary over and over. We were separated by the Atlantic, but my friend told me that she could see that when I prayed, her chicken suffered far less. When I stopped (for work, etc), the suffering returned.
Prayer is hard, and it seems unfair sometimes. Just push through it. It does work.
Thanks for the comment, what country are you based in? Do you know what species the two green parrots are? Great to hear they are doing well and can fend for themselves.
@@NatureFilmsByJohnKha I've lived in the UK and now in another part of Europe. In the UK, there are huge flocks of green parrots that survive the snow just fine. They are very smart birds. In New Zealand, there are mountain parrots that frollick in the snow, so I think we underestimate their resourcefulness.
It's still heartbreaking to see them though, but parrots just don't make themselves easy to rescue.
The two in my current neighbourhood have been there awhile. Same species as the one in the UK. I'm thinking of building a warm nest box and somehow luring them with something that they can see in the ultraviolet. I can attract other birds, but not these two.
@@thefakewitchdoctor That's great you're keeping an eye on the two in your neighborhood. I was fortunate to observe Kea parrots in New Zealand several years back, very intelligent and hardy however are now endangered I've read with less than 7,000 individuals left. I think in this cockatiel's case, if it was raised domestically it does have odds stacked against it however I'm sure we all hope for the best! It was good to see it drinking and feeding from afar.
@@thefakewitchdoctor Europe has feral parrots they aren't surviving because you prayed.
Bro argument from personal experience doesn't mean shit ;-; Praying doesn't do anything, unless you have hard science to say that it does.