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   Ga·lah

   /ɡəˈlä/

   

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   • 1. a small Australian cockatoo with a gray back and rosy pink head and underparts, abundant and regarded as a pest.

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from Yuwaalaraay (an Aboriginal language of New South Wales).

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   What does galah mean?

   • The meaning of GALAH is an Australian cockatoo (Eolophus roseicapillus synonym Cacatua roseicapilla) that has the back, wings, and tail gray and the head and underparts various shades of rosy pink, that sometimes is a pest in wheat-growing areas, and that is often kept as a cage bird.

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   Where did the name galah come from?

   • Angus and Robertson/National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife, Sydney. The name Galah comes from the Yuwaalaraay language word “gilaa”. In Australia, we call people galahs if they are acting silly or do something foolish.

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   What does a galah bird look like?

   • The Galah can be easily identified by its rose-pink head, neck and underparts, with paler pink crown, and grey back, wings and undertail. Birds from the west of Australia have comparatively paler plumage. Galahs have a bouncing acrobatic flight, but spend much of the day sheltering from heat in the foliage of trees and shrubs.

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   What does a galah look like?

   • The term galah is derived from gilaa, a word from the Yuwaalaraay and neighbouring Aboriginal languages spoken in north-western New South Wales. The galah is about 35 cm (14 in) in length, and weighs 270–350 g (10–12 oz). It has a pale silver to grey back, a pale grey rump, a pink face and breast, and a light pink mobile crest.

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3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › galahGalah Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   galah: [noun] an Australian cockatoo (Eolophus roseicapillus synonym Cacatua roseicapilla) that has the back, wings, and tail gray and the head and underparts various shades of rosy pink, that sometimes is a pest in wheat-growing areas, and that is often kept as a cage bird.

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   The galah (/ ɡ ə ˈ l ɑː /; Eolophus roseicapilla), less commonly known as the pink and grey cockatoo or rose-breasted cockatoo, is an Australian species of cockatoo and the only member of the genus Eolophus. The galah is adapted to a wide variety of modified and unmodified habitats and is one of Australia's most abundant and widespread ...

   • Species: E. roseicapilla
   • Genus: Eolophus, Bonaparte, 1854

   • Family: Cacatuidae
   • Kingdom: Animalia

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   The Galah can be easily identified by its rose-pink head, neck and underparts, with paler pink crown, and grey back, wings and undertail. Birds from the west of Australia have comparatively paler plumage. Galahs have a bouncing acrobatic flight, but spend much of the day sheltering from heat in the foliage of trees and shrubs.

6. www.australiangeographic.com.au › fact-file › factFact File: Galah (Cacatua roseicapilla) - Australian Geographic

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   Seed, nuts, berries, fruit, roots, and grubs. Average lifespan. Around 25 years in the wild. Size. 34-38 cm tall. Full of character and charisma, the common galah is one member of the cockatoo family that will keep you entertained for hours. If you’ve ever been the victim of the Australian slang phrase ‘you great galah,’ then you might ...

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   4 days ago · 2 meanings: 1. an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe roseicapilla, having grey wings, back, and crest and a pink body 2. Australian.... Click for more definitions.

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   Galah definition: an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe roseicapilla, having rose-colored underparts.. See examples of GALAH used in a sentence.