galah

noun

ga·lah gə-ˈlä

: an Australian cockatoo (Eolophus roseicapilla 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 aging 8-meter statue, of a local species of cockatoo called the galah, marks a roughly midway point between the eastern and western coasts of Australia. —

Jacqueline Williams, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2018 Rainbow lorikeets and bright pink galah cockatoos flitted between eucalyptus trees and banksia blossoms that resembled giant yellow and orange candles. —

Margo Pfeiff, latimes.com, 25 Feb. 2018