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Salmon-Crested Cockatoo

cacatua moluccensis

The Salmon-Crested Cockatoo has a beautiful pink and white crest that looks like a fluffy hat! These friendly birds love to play and can even mimic sounds!

Hábitat: They live in tropical rainforests and wooded areas.

Aspecto

The Salmon-Crested Cockatoo is a large, mainly white cockatoo with a striking, retractable salmon-orange crest. It has a pale orange wash under its wings and tail feathers, and a large grey-black beak. Its beautiful crest is a key distinguishing feature.

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Salmon-Crested Cockatoo

Categoría

Aves

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

Their loud calls can travel over a mile through the dense forest!

These smart birds have been known to solve simple puzzles.

They can live longer than many humans, sometimes over 80 years!

They use their feet like hands to hold food while eating.

Habilidades especiales

Salmon-Crested Cockatoo can raise and lower its vibrant crest that helps them show mood and emotions to other birds.

Salmon-Crested Cockatoo has an incredibly strong beak that helps them crack open very tough nuts and seeds.

Salmon-Crested Cockatoo can learn to mimic a wide range of sounds and even human speech because of their vocal intelligence.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 46-52 cm
Envergadura: 80-100 cm
Peso: 0.775-0.935 kg
Esperanza de vida: 40-80 años
Top Speed: 35 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 1-3
Incubación: 28-30 días

Dieta y alimentación

This cockatoo loves to munch on many different plant parts, especially tasty seeds, nuts, and fruits.

Alimentos principales

Seeds
Nuts
Fruits
Berries
Flower Nectar
Buds

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Reticulated Python

Python reticulatus

Eats eggs and nestlings.

eaten by

Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

Preys on eggs and young chicks.

eats

Betel Palm

Areca catechu

Consumes the nuts from this palm.

eats

Weeping Fig

Ficus benjamina

Forages on the fruits.

Rasgos

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.