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Moluccan Cockatoo
Also Known As: Salmon-crested Cockatoo, Pink-crested Cockatoo, Rose-crested Cockatoo
Playful Moluccan Cockatoo
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Did You Know?
The Moluccan Cockatoo has been trapped in the wild for the bird trade; poachers have captured them in fishing line snares laid out along the routes to their communal roosting places or by using tame decoys to lure them.
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Species Profile
Genus:Cacatua
Species:
moluccensis
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 40-50 cm (15.6-19.5 in) | 775-935g (27.1-32.7 oz) |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Both adults large, soft peach coloured cockatoo with bright, dark peach crest; soft yellow suffusion underwings and undertail. Eye black, area around eye white. Eye black in male and dark brown in female.
Colourization Juvenile: As in adult.
Call: Shrill screech with quavering notes; are vocal most of all in evening.
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Content Sources:
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1401&m=0
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.lynxeds.com/
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots: Status Survey and Conservation Plan 2000-2004, Snyder, McGowan, Gilardi and Grajal, 2000.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1989.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
Avian Pediatric Seminar Proceedings, various authors, 1988.
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