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Umbrella Cockatoo |
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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.
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.
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