palm cockatoo

This behaviour is also shown by palm cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus).

These include the spotted cuscus, green tree python and palm cockatoo.

The black palm cockatoo actually shakes a piece of stick that it uses as a drumstick.

In captivity, people feed palm cockatoos a variety of fruits, vegetables, and nuts.

The palm cockatoo also has a distinctive red cheek patch that changes colour when the bird is alarmed or excited.

The palm cockatoo was originally described by German naturalist Gmelin in 1788.

Black Palm Cockatoo: Widely considered the most intelligent parrot on earth.

Although longevity of captive birds is known, it is still unknown how long palm cockatoos live in the wild.

In addition to vocalisations, palm cockatoos communicate over large distances by drumming on a dead branch with a stick.

Palm cockatoos use sticks to drum on hollow trees, creating a loud noise to attract the attention of mates.

Palm cockatoos are hunted in New Guinea.

Tribe Microglossini: One genus with one species, the black palm cockatoo.

An albino Palm Cockatoo has been recorded.

The palm cockatoo is an unusual bird, being an ancient species and one of the few bird species known to use tools.

Palm cockatoo are common in these places, but scientists believe they are becoming less common because people are using their habitat for mining.

Similarly, in Australasia the palm cockatoo feeds on undigested seeds from cassowary droppings.

Palm cockatoos only lay one egg every second year and have one of the lowest breeding success rates reported for any species of parrot.

Alas, although the slender saplings where this was said to occur were watched on several occasions, the Palm Cockatoos slept somewhere else.

'Precious the Palm Cockatoo' will launch the Vote Environment website at tomorrow's media conference.

The young of all species are born covered in yellowish down, bar the palm cockatoo, whose young are born naked.

Such dimorphism is common in other parrots, for example in the palm cockatoo and the New Zealand kaka.

The palm cockatoo has a large and complex vocal repertoire, including many whistles and even a "hello" call that sounds surprisingly human-like.

We saw Eclectus Parrot but not the one we really wanted which was Palm Cockatoo.

The Palm Cockatoo Research Project.