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White-Crested Cockatoo

cacatua alba

The White-Crested Cockatoo is a beautiful bird with a striking white body and a cheerful crest on its head. These friendly birds love to socialize and can often be seen playing with their friends in the trees!

Lebensraum: They live in the tropical forests of Indonesia and nearby islands.

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The White-Crested Cockatoo has striking pure white plumage across its body, with a large, elaborate backward-curving crest on its head. When raised, the crest reveals a pale yellow or orange-yellow underside, contrasting with its dark grey beak and legs. These features make it distinctly beautiful.

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White-Crested Cockatoo

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Their crest moving up or down can tell you exactly how they are feeling.

These smart birds have been observed using simple tools in the wild!

They are known to engage in rhythmic 'dancing' to music!

White-Crested Cockatoos can live for many decades, often longer than humans!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

White-Crested Cockatoo has special 'powder down' feathers that produce a fine dust to keep its plumage clean and waterproof.

White-Crested Cockatoo can raise or lower its prominent crest to signal emotions like excitement, fear, or curiosity to others.

White-Crested Cockatoo has an incredibly powerful, curved beak that helps them crack open the toughest nuts and seeds.

Maße und Details

Länge: 45-50 cm
Flügelspannweite: 80-100 cm
Gewicht: 0.4-0.8 kg
Lebenserwartung: 40-60 Jahre
Top Speed: 50 km/h
Gelegegröße: 2-3
Brutzeit: 28-30 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These omnivores enjoy a varied diet of delicious seeds, nuts, fruits, and even tiny insects.

Hauptnahrung

Seeds
Nuts
Berries
Fruits
Larvae
Insects

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Reticulated Python

Python reticulatus

Young cockatoos or eggs are sometimes prey for large snakes.

eats

Betel Nut Palm

Areca catechu

Feeds on the seeds and fruits of various native palm trees.

eats

Weeping Fig

Ficus benjamina

Consumes the fruits from fig trees found in its forest habitat.

Merkmale

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.