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galah

galah

9.1
A pink and grey Australian parrot that makes loud calls and plays a lot
  • noun
  • /ɡəˈlɑː/
  • Australian
translation icon : cacatúa rosada
  • MAP: As vast areas of southwestern Australia were converted from heathland to wheat farms, galahs extended their range by some 54,000 square miles.
  • galah egg
  • female galahs

Examples

  • The galahs are by far more demanding and noisy as nestlings than the Major Mitchells.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Fine pets, galahs.

    Windrider (1986)

  • PHOTO: Galahs drink at a rock hole.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Only after seven weeks of nest life is the galah ready to fledge.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Six or seven weeks after the offspring fledge, the galah parents desert them.

    Academic text (1991)

  • We followed our two cross-fostered galahs for as long as we could.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Although the visiting galahs called and displayed to the fosterling, the young bird remained unmoved.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Nor do such mixed clutches seem viable between other species, for example, galahs and corellas, another species of Australian parrot.

    Academic text (1991)

  • At fledging, fosterlings used distinctly galah vocalizations—the "begging," "being fed," and "distant contact" calls—that must be innate.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The galah is known for its pink and grey feathers and loud calls, making it a colorful sight in the Australian bush.

Surface Forms

galah singular
galahs plural

Etymology

Galah comes from an Aboriginal word like gala or kala and was used for the pink and grey cockatoo in Australia. The name fits this bird because it is loud, friendly, and often very playful.