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Yellow-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea)
Also Known As: Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Dwarf Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Timor Cockatoo, Citron-crested Cockatoo (C.s. citrinocristata)
Yellow-crested cockatoo perched on tree
Credit: (c) Jonker/Innemee Araproject | http://www.araproject.nl
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Care in Captivity
Pet Suitability:Intelligent, affectionate, social - require much attention; are chewers, for experienced bird owners. Male may attack mate if paired.
Captive Status:
Once the best-known cockatoos outside Australia; less common since 1980s; citrinocristata less common.
Longevity:
40-60 yrs
Housing:
Walk-in aviary, minimum length 4.5m (14.7 ft).
Enrichment:
Socialization, bathing using overhead misters or misting bottles; chew toys (made of bird-safe wood and vegetable tanned leather), fir, willow, pine and elder branches, different sized perches.
Nest Box Size:
12" x 12" x 24" (30.5cm x 30.5cm x 61cm) or 12" x 12" x 36" (30.5cm x 30.5cm x 91.5cm) vertical box.
Clutch Size:
2, sometimes 3
Incubation Time:
28 days
Fledging Age:
10-12 weeks
Hatch Weight:
8-15g (0.3 oz) sulphurea 12-15g (0.4-0.5 oz) citrinocristata
Peak Weight:
314-404g (11-14.1 oz) sulphurea; 320-448g (11.2-15.7 oz) citrinocristata
Weaning Weight:
236-366g (8.2-12.8 oz) sulphurea; 282-390g (9.9-13.6 oz) citrinocristata
Link to Specialist Club:
Not available
More Info Sites:
http://www.indonesian-parrot-project.org/Library/publicreport_SM.pdf
Busch Garden Animal Bytes
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