One of the 4 cockatoos on WAnimals
Birds · Psittaciformes · Cacatuidae
Probosciger aterrimus
It could become threatened in the near future if current threats go unchecked.
The palm cockatoo is an imposing black bird with an enormous erectile crest and a bare red cheek that changes in intensity with the animal's mood. Its bill is huge, and the lower mandible does not meet the upper. Its courtship behaviour has made it a celebrated case: it is the only animal other than humans that makes tools in order to produce music with a rhythm of its own.
Weight
500 g – 1 kg
Size
55 cm – 60 cm
Life expectancy
50 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
In pairs
Usually lives in pairs, sometimes for life.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Probosciger aterrimus
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Palm Cockatoo — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about palm cockatoo.
