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Major Mitchell's Cockatoo  

Also Known As: Pink Cockatoo, Leadbeater's Cockatoo, Desert Cockatoo, Wee Juggler, Cocklerina, Chockalott
 
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Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo

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Did You Know?
The Major Mitchell's Cockatoo is the only cockatoo with a multicoloured crest.

Species Profile
Genus:
Cacatua

Species:
leadbeateri

Size: Adult Weight:
35cm (13.6 in) 340-425g (12-14.9 oz)

Races including nominate:
two: C.l. leadbeateri, C.l. mollis

Colourization Adult:
C.l. leadbeateri: male-white cockatoo with pink face, nape, chest and belly; brilliant red and yellow streaks in white crest. Dark pink forehead. Eye dark brown. Female-paler pink, wider band of yellow in crest, upper abdomen white instead of pink, eye reddish pink. C.l. mollis: both adults as in leadbeateri, but crest darker red with little or no yellow. Bill both races white.

Colourization Juvenile: Immatures similar to adult female with paler head and underparts.

Call: High note, quavering. Harsh alarm call. Fledglings wheeze when calling for food.

Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results

 

Content Sources:

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/npws.nsf/Content/Major+Mitchell%27s+cockatoo+vulnerable+species+listing

BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1397&m=0

CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html

Central Pets http://www.centralpets.com/animals/birds/parrots/prt821.html

Internet Bird Collection http://www.hbw.com/ibc/

Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1989.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.

Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.

Psittacine Aviculture, Schubot, Clubb and Clubb, 1992.

Avian Pediatric Seminar Proceedings, various authors, 1988.