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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

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