# Another Cockatiel question...

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 17, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cockatiel-question/567960 "2011-01-17T17:11:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cockatiel-question/567960/21 "2011-01-20T13:25:51Z")

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My cockatiel board had a member with a 'tiel who lived to be at least 33…I believe in Iceland or somewhere in Scandinavia, of all places.

My understanding of the life expectancy is that they can typically live to be 30 under good conditions, but captivity poses so many threats to them that the average lifespan is around 15, half their potential.

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**Author:** ![xanthous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/53a042/32.png) [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cockatiel-question/567960/22 "2011-01-20T13:30:34Z")

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> [@capybara](#):
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> Huh, my Jardine’s does his “muttonchop” action when he’s getting ready to kick someone’s ass.

Mine has full on muttonchops when he’s busy preening. When he looks like this I call him [Derek Smalls.](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/annewaldron/Screenshot2010-10-27at124625PM.png)

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