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Re: are cockatiels softbilled parrots?
Posted by Susanne Russo on 8/16/10

On 8/15/10, joy elmore wrote:
> my sister has several, she says they are, I disagree.
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No cockatiels are hookbils.

The word 'softbill' has nothing to do with the hardness or
shape of the beak. The origin of the word is based on the
softness of the food eaten. It is a term given to birds
that eat plant matter, fruit, insects, and some nectars.
Generally excluded from this class are birds that eat mainly
seed or birds of prey.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• are cockatiels softbilled parrots?, 8/15/10, by joy elmore.
• Re: are cockatiels softbilled parrots?, 8/16/10, by Susanne Russo.
• Re: are cockatiels softbilled parrots?, 8/16/10, by joy elmore.