Any advice and additional facts and information will be much appreciated. But I looked everywhere and couldn't find any information about the difference in personality, temperament and behavior of male vs female galahs. I am pretty sure more questions will come up as I do more research. Does this pertain to RB2? and if it does, like the larger toos is it the males that fall into this category? However, I know that with many toos they can get over excited and bite. Energy: I wanted to go for a more energetic and affectionate bird, opposite of an eclectus. For an RB2 is there more of a jealousy issue or socialization issue with males compared to females.ģ. She loves women but hates majority of men. Socialization: I have an eclectus who picks and chooses who she likes. (ie: territorial screams, mating calls, etc.)Ģ. I know that 2s are loud and RB2 are no different, but is there a difference in the vocalization between male and females. Since I do have the luxury of choosing, why not get some adviceġ.

But I wanted to hear peoples experience with males and females. I know that RB2s are different from the larger white toos in personality and behavior.

A local breeder has a few eggs nesting and I get the first pick Which brings me to question male vs female. Able to withstand hot, arid conditions and searing temperatures, the galah can go without water for long periods of time and can rehydrate by drinking salty water if it must.So after much consideration, I have decided on a RB2 for my next flock member. Spending time feeding on the ground makes the galah vulnerable to predators including foxes, but otherwise they are a hardy and resilient bird. Galahs make this same sound but repeated over and over and more quickly if they are alarmed or distressed but will also make a loud screeching sound with its tail fanned, wings out and comb erect, if it feels threatened or in defence if attacked. Image credit: shutterstockĮxtremely vocal in the bird world, the galah makes a type of ‘chet’ sound when it is flying, and this is known as a contact call. Galahs are monogamous and will only re-couple if their partner dies. Unfortunately, up to 50% of galah young die before six months of age. Once hatched, the parents continue to share the duty of feeding their young and at the age of eight weeks, the chicks will leave the nest and enter a type of bird-day care system for up to two months, with the juvenile birds of other breeding pairs. In a nest lined with gum leaves usually in a tree hollow, the female will lay between two and six eggs, with both the male and female taking turns to incubate the eggs over the next 30 days. The male galah makes himself heard during breeding season, chirping, and screeching to get the attention of its spouse. Preferring to stick with one mating partner for life, galahs are monogamous and will only re-couple if their partner dies but otherwise spend most of their time with their pair, feeding, cleaning, and playing. Flocks of between 500 and one thousand galahs are common. Enjoying a diet of seeds, as well as fruit, berries, roots, and grubs, these birds will feed mostly from the ground and then retreat into the protection and shade of the tree canopy during the hottest part of the day.

When food is abundant, galahs can be found in huge quantities, with noisy flocks of between 500 and one thousand birds not uncommon.

A common sight in most backyards, the galah inhabits most areas within the country including open woodlands, parks, roadsides, fields, and farmlands and has benefited from land clearing for stock that came with European settlement. Living in most parts of Australia, except in heavily dense rainforest areas, the galah can also be found in Tasmania and was thought to have migrated over the Bass Strait under its own wing. Male galahs have brown eyes, while the females have red.

Male female female galah cockatoo