How many syllables in cockatiel?

There are 3 syllables in the word cockatiel.

How to pronounce cockatiel:

cockatiel (noun):: noun. small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head.; a crested small gray australian parrot (nymphicus hollandicus of the family cacatuidae) with a yellow head

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