Galah

The only member of the cockatoo family belonging to the genus Eolophus is the Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla), often known as the pink and grey cockatoo or rose-breasted cockatoo. One of the cockatoos with the greatest geographic range is this one in Australia. Galahs build their nests in voids in trees. Usually, there are two to five clutches of white eggs. The process of incubating the eggs, which takes around 25 days, is shared by the male and female. After hatching, the chicks leave the nest after around 49 days.

The galah has a length of around 35 cm and weighs 270–350 g. Its features include a pink face, pink breast, a light pink movable crest, pale silver to grey back, and a pale grey rump. The naked skin of the eye ring is carunculated, and its beak is bone-colored. Its legs are gray. Although the sexes appear to be similar, adult birds have different eye colors. The males have very dark brown (nearly black) eyes, while the females have mid-brown or red eyes. The colors of adults are more vivid than those of juveniles. Juveniles have brown irises with pale, non-carunculated eye rings, a greyish breast, head, and crest.