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Palm Cockatoo  

Also Known As: Cape York Cockatoo, Great Palm Cockatoo, Black Macaw, Great Black Cockatoo, Goliath Cockatoo
 
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Palm Cockatoo profile

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Did You Know?
The Palm Cockatoo's nesting behaviour is unique amongst cockatoos in that it builds a platform of twigs inside its nest cavity.

Species Profile
Genus:
Probosciger

Species:
aterrimus

Size: Adult Weight:
51-64 cm (20 in) 910-1200g (31.8-42 oz)

Races including nominate:
four: P.a. aterrimus, P.a. goliath, P.a. stenolophus, P.a. macgillivrayi

Colourization Adult:
P.a. aterrimus: both adults in general black with powder from down giving a grey appearance; crimson bare cheek-patches and gape; thighs bare and blue/grey. Large black bill, smaller in female. Tongue red tipped with black. Eye ring grey, eye dark brown. P.a. macgillivrayi: both adults as in aterrimus but larger in size. P.a. goliath: both adults as in macgillivrayi but larger in size. P.a. stenolophus: both adults as in goliath but crest feathers much narrower.

Colourization Juvenile: As in adults but with pale yellow edging to feathers of underparts; shorter crest. Smaller bill tipped with white. Eye ring white.

Call: Vocal bird with many calls. Higher pitched than Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Most frequent call wavering whistle. Some calls racous and loud.

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Content Sources:

Palm Cockatoo Husbandry Manual, Taylor http://www.funnyfarmexotics.com/PALM/patoc.htm

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

BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1389&m=0

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.

Parrots: Their Care and Breeding, Low, 1986.