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;Cacatua moluccensis | ;Cacatua moluccensis | ||
[[Image:Salmon-crested_Cockatoo.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by toozoo]] | [[Image:Salmon-crested_Cockatoo.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by toozoo]] | ||
| + | Also known as Moluccan Cockatoo | ||
==Identification== | ==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== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Southern [[Molucca]] and [[Amboina]] Islands of [[Indonesia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Coastal areas and coconut plantations where they are considered a pest. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | They nest in tree hollows. | ||
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| + | The diet includes seeds, nuts and fruit, as well as coconuts. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Moluccan+Cockatoo}} | {{GSearch|Moluccan+Cockatoo}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]] |
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- Cacatua moluccensis
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.
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.
