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Moluccan Cockatoo
This beautiful bird is endemic to the island chain of Indonesia known as the Moluccas, Maluku, or Spice Islands. (An "endemic" species is one that is found nowhere else on earth.) Moluccan cockatoos are critically endangered due to trapping and illegal exportation. Also bred in captivity for the pet trade, Moluccan cockatoos can cost as much as $3,000 US. While Moluccan cockatoos are not often "biters" they do require a great deal of space and attention in order to be content. When not content they are very loud and often will turn to plucking their own feathers. Because they are now so critically endangered it is illegal in some parts of the world to buy or sell this species without the proper Convention on International Trade and Endangered Species (CITES) paperwork. Moluccan cockatoos, like Peaches (pictured above) can live a very long time. The longest-lived captive Moluccan cockatoo on record lived 125 years. Unfortunately for most birds purchased as pets, they wind up being moved from home to home because they are too noisy, messy, and destructive for most families to endure. A large number, like Peaches, end up in sanctuaries. To learn more about Moluccan cockatoos, click here. |
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The
Moluccan cockatoo, also known as a Serman or salmon-crested cockatoo, is
the largest of the white cockatoos.