Cockatoo Bird

Cockatoo (Cacatuidae tribe) is a type of ornamental birds with beautiful feathers with a shrill voice loud enough. This species of birds including one with a pretty good intelligence, so often used for entertainment events at the zoo or other entertainment places.

This species lives at an altitude of 0-1520 feet above sea level, usually in groups. Cockatoos are generally long-lived, until reaching 60 years even more.

Cockatoo inhabits primary and secondary forests of high and forest edge; also monsoon forests (Nusa Tenggara), high heath forest, rare shrubs and trees that the tree of cultivation rarely. From sea level to a height of 900 m (Sulawesi), 1520 m (Lombok), 1000 m (Sumbawa), 700 m (Flores), 950 + m (Sumba) and 500 + m (East). whereas for type Moluccan Cockatoo (English: Salmon-crested Cockatoo) usually live alone, in pairs and small groups; first group slept in a tree to 16 tails. Generally unremarkable, except when flying to and from the location of trees to sleep when dusk and dawn. Although seen flying above the canopy, but mostly flying below the canopy. Looking for a quiet meal in the canopy and middle canopy layer and have a local distribution in the Seram, Ambon, Haruku and Saparua. Cockatoo inhabits primary and secondary forests are high, the damaged forest and live above the sea level to a height of 1000 m.