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- Cacatua moluccensis
Photo © by toozoo
Also known as Moluccan Cockatoo
Identification
50m. Pale salmon or pink, undersides of feathers tend to be darker pink; underside of tail feathers is deep pink or yellow-orange; crest is deep pink; skin encircling eye is featherless white or tinged with blue; beak is grey to black.
Distribution
Southern Molucca and Amboina Islands of Indonesia. An introduced population is present in Hawaii.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Coastal areas and coconut plantations where they are considered a pest.
Behaviour
They nest in tree hollows.
The diet includes seeds, nuts and fruit, as well as coconuts.
