Umbrella Cockatoo
DESCRIPTION : 15% to 18 inches (40 to 46cm). White body, with black eyes (reddish-brown in female), beak and legs.
NATURAL DISTRIBUTION : Northern, south and central Moluccas.
HABITAT : Forest and near farms, in pairs or small groups.
NATURAL DISTRIBUTION : Northern, south and central Moluccas.
HABITAT : Forest and near farms, in pairs or small groups.
DIET : Seeds, fruit.
SPECIAL NEEDS : Large aviary.
CAGE LIFE : Friendly, quiet, beautiful, gentle, easy to tame. Can be long lived, not a good talker. Aviary breeding rare but possible. Nest box (or barrel) 19'/2 X 16'/2 X \9V2 inches (50 X 40 X 50cm), entrance diameter 5 inches (12cm). Lays 1 to 3 white eggs, incubation 25 to 27 days by both parents, fledging 11 to 16 weeks, fed by male for some time after.
SPECIAL NEEDS : Large aviary.
CAGE LIFE : Friendly, quiet, beautiful, gentle, easy to tame. Can be long lived, not a good talker. Aviary breeding rare but possible. Nest box (or barrel) 19'/2 X 16'/2 X \9V2 inches (50 X 40 X 50cm), entrance diameter 5 inches (12cm). Lays 1 to 3 white eggs, incubation 25 to 27 days by both parents, fledging 11 to 16 weeks, fed by male for some time after.