
Nests are in tree cavities with specific requirements such as a chink in a trunk or branch or a pre-existing cavity made by another species, often in dead, snagged or rotting trees. Groups gather at dusk to roost.Ģ or 3 elliptical eggs, 41.0 x 27.0mm (1.6 x 1 in). These large birds are very numerous within Australia but can only be.

Usually in pairs or small groups, with larger groups gathering in fruiting trees. The cost of buying a Moluccan Cockatoo is 1000 to 2000. Also will take bananas, mangoes, papaya, figs, guavas, and other cultivated fruits. Seen in woodland and cultivated areas from sea level up to 500m.Įats seeds, berries, flowers and leaves and leaf buds. Restricted to Sumba in Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Forest loss on Sumba is also accelerating. Over the last three generations (1978-2021), the wild population is estimated to have declined rapidly due to past trapping.

Socialization, bathing using overhead misters or misting bottles chew toys (made of bird-safe wood and vegetable tanned leather), fir, willow, pine and elder branches, different sized perches.ġ2" x 12" x 24" (30.5cm x 30.5cm x 61cm) or 12" x 12" x 36" (30.5cm x 30.5cm x 91.5cm) vertical box. Mix of small seeds: canary, oats, safflower spray millet limited sunflower seed, dry, soaked or sprouted sprouted pulses such as mung beans, cooked butterbeans and lentils boiled maize green leaves such as: Swiss chard, lettuce, sowthistle, dandelion, chickweed fresh vegetable such as: corn, carrot, celery, zucchini, green beans or peas in the pod fruit such as: apple, pear, orange, cactus fruits and bananas nuts such as: walnuts, hazelnuts, pecans and roasted peanuts complete kibble. Walk-in aviary, minimum length 4.5m (14.7 ft). Related publications: Cacatua citrinocristata
