Bananatiel

In case you haven't noticed, I've run out of new plush toys...
Alex had an article published about him! read it here: www.atlasobscura.com/articles...
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** Why does Alex honk? **
When I got Alex as a baby, he would bob his head and squeak. I would bob my head and squeak back at him and say “hello Alex!” Eventually, he started to mimic me mimicking him, and over time it just got more and more exaggerated until it became the honk you see today.
** What is he saying before the honk? **
Technically, he’s saying “hello Alex.” But it’s also a bit of “hello Dommi” for his son Dominic, and a bunch of other names of other birds I’ve owned. Because Alex has spent most of his life with lots of other birds, they would tend to teach each other to talk rather than listen to me, so he’s never been very good at speaking clearly.
** Is Alex Lonely? **
I often get comments from people who feel sorry for Alex because they think he only has plush toys for company. He actually lives with another real bird, Dominic, who is also his son! I used to have a whole aviary of cockatiels but had to say goodbye to most of them when I moved into an apartment. Dominic had been living with a friend for a while but came back to keep his dad company when Alex’s mate, Tina, sadly passed away in 2016.
** Thinking of getting your own cockatiel? **
I know Alex is cute and we all love to see him honk, but keep in mind that parrots are a big responsibility and require special care. Alex himself is almost 20 years old. That’s a lot of time, money, noise and poop! It’s important to do your research and think very carefully about whether a pet bird is right for you, and whether it’s right for the bird!

[@perico17]

Alex: Hey... Who are you!? Banana: *I AM YOU BUT POTASSIUM*

[@kellypaiva2032]

MAKE VÍDEOS PLS

[@josildasilvafelicio3143]

Galinha pintadadonhs

[@user-lq1lu3cu1x]

@@josildasilvafelicio3143 Galinha fritadinha

[@SigmaPhonkBabyGronk]

I was about to type that in but u got to it first

[@cringenics]

POTASSIUM INCREASE

[@zeno5013]

That banana looks like a pikachu

[@34bully]

Cockatiels look like pikachu in general :D

[@mr.radberry7584]

It’s a *_thicc_* pikachu

[@nikospapadopoulos9355]

xaxaxa i think the same xaxa

[@NazarenoCruzReyes]

IT'S PIKACHU ...it's a banana FUCK!!!!!!

[@Ecliptical84]

*Alex used **_honk!_* *It’s very effective!*

[@theresaatkins7870]

He's so adorable. I've had a few cockatiels over the past 40 years and they all have their own special calls. My current 30 year old male who belonged to my late Dad use to sing songs my Dad taught him plus wolf whistle. He stopped a few years ago but my 15 year old white face male picked up the wolf whistle. Sounds just like my Dad.

[@AlexTheHonkingBird]

Wow 30 is good innings for a tiel! I hope Alex will be honking for that long

[@hagrid397]

@@AlexTheHonkingBird I think he has a great chance. You take great care of the little dude!

[@mrpotatoaim6969]

Theresa Atkins The oldest cockatiel is Sunshine, aged 32 years as of 27 January 2016 They are actually pretty rare good job

[@theresaatkins7870]

@@mrpotatoaim6969 Sadly Yuki my white face passed this past February at the age of 18 from liver failure and Precious followed him a few days later. He ended up living for 33 years. I only have Prescott my Sun Conure now. I haven't decided whether or not to adopt another cockatiel. It tore my heart up pretty badly losing these two.

[@gothicboglim4099]

@@theresaatkins7870 I am so sorry for your loss. Having to part ways with our pets is so heartbreaking. Sending you love ❤

[@ollilehtonen6764]

This is one of my favourite things on the internet.

[@Hitrodox1]

Olli Lehtonen im the 100th like

[@hello-hb1ll]

@@Hitrodox1 and?

[@fatmamisk]

Every body body gangsta until someone eats the wrong banana

[@LeesChannel]

You made him laugh

[@panda52785]

Lmao

[@ButtersTheBean]

He is too funny!

[@Maplie]

I wonder if that counts as Uncanny Valley for him

[@jaymun_1331]

Why curious about it ?

[@MT-kx7ff]

Potassium birb

[@Joesmith-mx2rc]

M. T. Redmann I hate liking comments (no idea why) but for some reason I felt extremely.. I felt like I had achieved something (stupid) for being the 100th like... and first comment! Good luck on the rest and thank me later.

[@evaakhtar]

Joe smith same also lol XD but don’t u dare eat innocent living potassium

[@PhoenyxVT]

I love you alex, never stop honking ❤️

[@sergipalfar9076]

Phoenixgg2 200th like

[@pykamirulol]

The honk train doesn't stop

[@bagamnan9170]

Sadiye Kilic Alex is screaming internally at the sight of the bananateil

[@EquineSkylar]

Hi phoenix! didnt know you watched this channel as well!

[@yes.2875]

Phoenixgg2 It's Dominic

[@guilhermehouck4872]

Fluffy boi need to C O N S U M E *POTASSIUM*

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

Guilherme Houck Surely then he may access the O C T A H E D R O N.

[@glorytoukraine5890]

OneBiasedOpinion *SUCC*

[@bigboipactrucc6163]

*GET YO N U T R I T I O N*

[@mundungavatar]

Retardeer Guy Periodic table jokes

[@mclemons5599]

*P o t a s s i u m i n c r e a s e*

[@NiallHoranMonkey]

He went into Domi's screm song for a moment!

[@spacecat3198]

Oh wow he did!

[@brianna989]

yes he did

[@meraki.operose]

2:02

[@ayesh4h]

Can we all just appreciate that "Hello Alex!" before he honks? 😌🙂

[@gustavorodriguez8702]

HONKTASIUM IS WHAT I NEED RIGHT NOW

[@game_crasher5725]

Gustavo Rodríguez was that a codys lab joke?😂

[@fuzzydragon]

its what the world needs!

[@kryptkeeper4510]

there is an imposter among us...

[@kryptkeeper4510]

that yellow dolphin cosplaying as a pikachu..

[@ariandmumu7012]

*looks around* *sitting in the shadow*

[@leef9874]

I don't get it, who's the imposter?

[@sherlocksleuther5437]

KryptKeeper It's the one on the left, I know it is!

[@pisse3000]

KryptKeeper And he touched my ass!

[@j3ttagrl420]

lol the way he speeds up his honks when you put the bananatiel closer to him was so cute and funny!! 😆🐦💕

[@user-vj2sh1kc1x]

After that, if you gave the banana to Alex to eat

[@avitalalef9947]

Canibalism..? Kinda sick, bro

[@julesseverein6831]

This is the best honking video I've ever gotten a notification from

[@vixen9253]

Cutest thing since sliced bread

[@sharonwhitehawk9276]

Lol

[@audreyn1996]

Edgar Meza always

[@vixen9253]

Exactly

[@leewhite344]

I've always thought an intact loaf was cuter

[@ariandmumu7012]

*O H * Nah, I like toasted bread, very cute

[@tulipvalley111]

This video would make the world a better place if everyone would watch 🙂

[@himynameisbelik]

Every video of yours for some reason makes my heart melt Love you and Alex and Dominic Have a good day! Bella xoxo xoxo 💋

[@10191927]

This is so absolutely adorable. I wonder if Alex really thinks it’s a fellow cockatiel?

[@secluse]

Marth no, believe me, they are way to smart for that. My cockatiel even knows with videos of cockatiels that they aren’t really there, and with the mirror that it isn’t a real bird, though obviously he has no idea it’s him 🤣 the only thing that can trick him is only hearing cockatiels. Doesn’t matter if it’s a recording of him or other birds, he goes nuts.

[@Mary-tt2dy]

JiminHasJamsNow yes jimin you have jams now and hello fellow army

[@worm8837]

V & Me - Love & Cockatiels My green cheek is like that too😅😅

[@aliyaaah1382]

hello family i didnt expect to see u here

[@JustAChinesePleb]

JiminHasJamsNow So there are people that enjoy birb culture in army. I love it.

[@cottoneyejoe4795]

Lol!! It look like a Pokémon

[@l_2.065]

Birb memer Was that _really_ necessary? :/

[@francoidk1380]

ҪҴҏЇө ԀЇЅЅөlѴЇ D lmao

[@Shauntungosaurus]

Mustang Racer Boy Bcab banabirb! The potassium birb pokemon. They are born in bunches, and grow with their siblings until they reach maturity.

[@itsrandy9888]

that's stupid

[@Shauntungosaurus]

yeah, well you can't even spell awesome right, so what would you know?

[@ThePlasticBowl]

0:17 "Oh hello friend, I though I was the only one of us around here. Let us engage in the songs of our kind together, I will begin"

[@EvelynIrwin]

You’ve done sockatiels, but what about sock puppet-atiels? 😏

[@Hekza0024]

Evelyn Irwin sock puppetiels

[@impatientjer1597]

He does a honcc

[@Zonose]

JiminHasJamsNow honcc* (It's a joke, meme misspelling, from the "he attacc, but most importantly he protecc" )

[@heracross3323]

*H O N C C*

[@impatientjer1597]

JiminHasJamsNow hank

[@souglompee]

JiminHasJamsNow ***HONCC**

[@YellowYoshi_]

Looks like a pikachu! 😄

[@cheyennebaker4445]

Yellow_Yoshi 1673 they both do

[@LilPoopsie]

YellowYoshi _1673 pikatiel

[@larbles]

Potassimon

[@filipelobinho7827]

YellowYoshi _1673 Bird Like #Pikachu ^~^

[@geekygoggles628]

I'm so glad this lil' guys has a character in Tiny Bird Garden. He's my favorite bird to see. ^_^

[@1eejb]

I love how he makes freinds with just about any one and well anything he's such an honktastic

[@Flaminglog]

WHOLESOME

[@domestosbleach6905]

Flaminglog lol

[@Zonose]

Flaminglog Hey. Hey. You. You need to make a Banana Phone cover using this video and the honks in it, but instead of banana phone it says banana bird/birb. And all the rings are honks.

[@Flaminglog]

Zonose This... IS SO NECESSARY OH MY GOD I CAN DO THIS TODAY

[@justabirdlover2050]

Zonose he listened

[@Vamp.y]

ya

[@monicark6771]

Alex must "think" why so serious and silent?

[@chickenwings2352]

0:05 the bannana has a Jordan symbol on it, its not a normal abannana

[@1ztype343]

No this video is sponsored. Glad to see the brand is expanding

[@GLCParakeets]

So cute and special. I love Alex!

[@DesertLocust]

Wholesome like the breakfast that includes a banana

[@justabirdlover2050]

Hybrid Half good food half car with a really loud horn

[@kloeymatzen2461]

566

[@raec7022]

Noice profile picccc

[@mariarecardino8752]

Birdlover20002 Kauan.

[@thearmadilliestone]

You mean hybird

[@gachamoonlight920]

I love Alex and Dominic 😍 both cute 😇

[@Elle-mq8ij]

The mysterious honking between a cockatiel and his banancestor. Fascinating.😍

[@zackaryjarrett9519]

*food frend?*

[@user-zq8tm4mu4n]

JiminHasJamsNow stop correcting people plz

[@BoopBobBeep]

Delicious friend.

[@user-zq8tm4mu4n]

JiminHasJamsNow Read my commentary first...

[@jilliansmith7123]

Gatormator: Friend with benefits.

[@heloiisabarros7892]

Gatormator AMIGO*

[@paladinboyd1228]

Banana friend!

[@anneprocter]

This is friggin adorable and warms my heart

[@reptaxgame3469]

Alex is too special, never leave him, he is very beautiful

[@pokegame8093]

He is so cute

[@abdulrahmanraad4900]

BANANAS....the new best friend for human

[@cantthinkofaname2617]

This is what the internet was made for. Thank you for blessing my eyes and ears.

[@edz]

Who knew that watching a bird and a banana for a couple of minutes could be so therapeutic.

[@decauchy8173]

It's cute and all. But does he ever stop the honk?!#

[@WeebmanExe]

0:55 was that a wild dominic

[@geoffreyecarter]

I love the noise your bird makes

[@kariissmol9172]

I love that cockatiels live so long. You miss them more if they are somewhere else...

[@vitoralbuquerque4126]

good banana colopsita

[@nerigonzalez6284]

That’s amazing and cute

[@jaydrawer5894]

I like he could barely turn the difference and just started to roll with it and instantly make friends with a banana

[@taradavis3985]

He just honks at everything it's so adorable

[@belumaiden]

You know what?today was a very awful day,but I had the right dose of #honktasium I've been needing

[@dekan9801]

that is so cute 😘😘🐦 talk about being creative lol what we won't do for our birds lol TC an keep on honking

[@steelskyblue]

I love that even birds have personal space..... now if only some folks could get some.

[@Megamon0001]

Whenever I'm sad I realize these videos exist and life gets better

[@3melys]

wtf birb no honcc WHY BANNANA BIRB NO HONCC LISTEN TO ME I THOUGHT WE FRENDS

[@3melys]

JiminHasJamsNow no it's birb* honcc* if u didn't get the joke

[@seena5691]

JiminHasJamsNow lol yo’re at every comment uncorrecting people, how caring

[@anonymousanonymous2458]

OH MAH GAWD

[@pawsclawsmore4677]

Legend says that he's still honking to this day. I love Alex he's the best

[@user-tj9cb1fg4c]

That's so funny and cute! How wonderful!

[@user-by1vd2lu5b]

Блиннн, какой милыыый😍

[@luarabarbosa1082]

Que coisa mais linda está calopsita

[@isadoraalves9795]

This is too adorable 😍

[@jeremywatkins6304]

Whenever I feel down. I pull up a video of alex honking. It never fails to cheer me up.

[@D0NTHEMAN]

My cockatiel run away from home,hope someday,somehow whe will find it :(

[@D0NTHEMAN]

Lucy Burns my cockatiel was a baby(not so baby just 1 or 2 months of life) I tink that it wont come back... ToT

[@CertainlyCaro]

Alex doesn’t sound so peachy-keen. Like he’s struggling to keep up with his honks. I guess it’s either he’s getting old or I’m going nuts.

[@cb8655]

Carolus I thought the same thing! Now it’s starting to worry me... like Alex is starting to get sick or something.

[@AlexTheHonkingBird]

he had just flown around the house so I think he was a little out of breath

[@CertainlyCaro]

Alex The Honking Bird oh, ok

[@elvisjohnson1208]

Well I see you have made a new friend. This is sweet! 💝😁

[@mrargosthesmartone6945]

Alex's little honks never get old. Great video, keep up the great work! 👍

[@leticiamaia4452]

Ouououou Meu DEUS que coisinha mais linda essa calopsita amo muito aves 😘😍

[@jackirichard414]

What happens when Alex meets a yellow minion?

[@hello-hb1ll]

He honk at the minionk

[@samarsinghthakur3525]

The little sound after the honk Melts my heart it is like it is recharging 😁😁😁

[@tristangrihp7346]

I have a tiny puppy at home and she loves this video.

[@elbastardodeltitan7111]

Banana, banana baaaaanaaaanaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@georgizplay4482]

He laughed about how stupid this idea is

[@neilmurrell281]

There is something wrong with anyone who doesn't love cockatiels.

[@user-mu8mw5hz2u]

Hi Alex and Dominic are soo adorbs

[@user-xz8id3ob8x]

А потом они, как говорится, по*блись!

[@qwiznoes]

Great job on getting Alex an article! Do you mind if i used part of your banana transformation as a reference for a dragon parrot? I like drawing dragon parrots and i wanted to make a cockatiel dragon in memory of my friends dear cockatiel that died a few weeks ago, George.

[@AlexTheHonkingBird]

A cockatiel dragon sounds awesome! Please use any reference you need. RIP George.

[@qwiznoes]

Alex The Honking Bird thank you thank you thank you! Ill be sure to credit you for the design idea :D (OMG im screaming rn i didnt think you would reply- tell Alex i said hi pls?)

[@JaMCaT11811]

That's a heartwarming scene☺️✨

[@Red_MOON187]

The parakeet equivalents to a phone alarm at 3am in the morning on a sunday.

[@rojo_gaming3174]

Alex is the lovely secend parot in the world mine is the ferst lol like you alex 😁

[@Hekza0024]

ROJO_ GAMING Disliked because you can’t spell.

[@CuteTami]

Kikikikikikikikikikikik 😂😂

[@ladygabes5558]

Alex and Dominic makes my days brighter!

[@mizzyturii]

Compilation of honks yes! 😇

[@tap5263]

You had to get creative with this one didn’t you..

[@phellipelima5665]

Vitas kkk

[@user-lq1lu3cu1x]

KKKKKKKKK

[@deloressheaffer2325]

So cute n funny. Dominic sounds like a squeekie toy ...lol. Just love him💕💘❤️😍🤩💋♥️💗🌲🌲

[@Honeydew2667]

That first “hello Alex!” made me jump!! It echoed 😂 love your videos.

[@Robert-ut6ib]

delet ths

[@sergipalfar9076]

Robert Pena No

[@RandomActs58]

Oh my God, I am howling with laughter!! I love Alex!!!

[@marinaargueta979]

I like how alex is honking to the bananatiel

[@CoriBurns123]

So funny, Alex, you keep honking. I love you💘

[@Mikeythe1ne]

Alex is the honking master!! I even let my bird listen to this and he reacted really... STRANGE

[@AbimaelTurcios3040]

I love when the bird was making that beautiful sound.

[@carpydiem]

The best use of bananas, ever

[@JazzFanss]

I appreciate the video without ads and high quality content

[@canewifey]

Sounds like he/she is saying what’s up mommy lol this is adorable

[@msrottingroot46]

Love these videos 💕

[@cheriedame1573]

He's so funny. Very creative!!! LOL

[@skywipe1949]

He looks so happy!