Bignest Aviary, Texas
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| MOLUCCAN COCKATOO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| THIS SALMON BEAUTY IS ONE OF THE LARGEST COCKATOOS. THEIR CRESTS DO NOT PROCLUDE LIKE OTHER TOO'S BUT WILL ERECT UPWARD WHEN THE BIRD IS EXCITED, FRIGHTENED OR IN A PLAYFUL MOOD. THE CREST IS A BEAUTIFUL ORANGE UNDER THE TOP PLUMAGE. ORIGINATING FROM THE MOLUCCAN ISLANDS & PHILLIPPINES. THEY ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR SWEET AFFECTION, VERY TRAINABLE AND DO HAVE SOME ABILITY TO TALK. LENGTH 21-23" VERY STRONG BIRDS ! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parrot Bay Moluccan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GOFFIN COCKATOO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| THE GOFFINS ARE THE CUTEST and LITTLEST COCKATOOS OF ALL. THEY ARE 12-13' AND THOUGHT TO BE ONE OF THE SMARTEST. ALSO THE GOFFIN HAS A REPUTATION FOR BEING VERY GENTLE AND KNOWN TO NOT NEED AS MUCH ATTENTION AS THE OTHER COCKATOOS, HOWEVER ALL PARROTS NEED PLAYTIME AND ATTENTION OUT OF THEIR CAGES DAILY. GOFFINS ARE FOUND IN INDONESIA IN LARGE FOREST TREES. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| UMBRELLA COCKATOO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| UMBRELLA COCKATOOS ARE A VERY POPULAR SPECIES DUE TO THEIR BEAUTY AND AFFECTION. THEIR PLUMAGE IS SO WHITE THAT THEY ARE ALSO KNOWN AS THE *GREAT WHITE COCKATOO* . ORIGINATED FROM THE NORHTERN & CENTRAL MOLUCCAN ISLANDS OF INDONESIA AND ARE ONE OF THE LARGEST COCKATOOS. THEY NEED MUCH ATTENTION. THEIR NAME *UMBRELLA* COMES FROM THEIR CREST THAT ERECTS WITH LIGHT YELLOW PLUMAGE UNDERNEATH THEIR CRESTS,TAIL & WING FEATHERS. A DELIGHTFUL BIRD THAT HAS A GREAT ABILITY TO TALK. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Photo by Shirley A. Lawhorn Bignest Aviary, Texas |
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