![]() Overfeeding leads to obesity, pickiness, wastage and throwing food. Monitor food intake in order to prevent obesity. ![]() Feed approximately 1/4 cup of pellets and 1/4 cup of fresh fruits and vegetables daily. The diet should be supplemented with fresh fruits and vegetables daily to add variety and psychological enrichment. FeedingĬockatoos should be fed a formulated (pelleted or extruded) diet as a basis for good nutrition. They need to have some space for exercise. Young cockatoos should be socialized to many people and exposed to a variety of situations such as new cages, toys, visits to the veterinarian, handling by friends, wing and nail clips, etc. In order to ensure safety companion cockatoos should not be allowed unsupervised freedom in the home as they often encounter toxins or dangerous items. They should always be provided with toys, blocks of wood or branches that they can chew. Lesser sulphur-crested cockatoos are inquisitive and love to chew objects in their surroundings but are not as destructive as other cockatoos. The underside of the flight feathers are yellow. They can be distinguished from medium sulphur crested cockatoos by size and the presence of a large yellow ear patch in the lesser sulphur-crested. Lesser sulphur-crested cockatoos are small white cockatoos with a yellow recurved crest. Many succumb to disease or injury rather than living for their potential life span. Precise data on life span of the average lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo is poorly documented. Lesser sulphur-crested cockatoos ( Cacatua sulphurea sulphurea) can live up to 40 years. They are not so demanding and possessive as the larger white cockatoos. Lesser sulphur-crested don’t often speak well. They are gentle and playful, but tend to be shy. Lesser sulphur-crested cockatoos are active, high-energy birds. They inhabit forest edge, woodland and cultivated areas, and are sparsely distributed throughout their range. These cockatoos are found on Sulawesi Island in Indonesia. Lesser sulphur-crested cockatoos are also known as dwarf sulphur-crested cockatoos or Timor cockatoos. The total population of Yellow-crested cockatoos is fewer than 7,000 individuals (including 1,500-7,000 mature individuals) according to IUCN.Choosing a Lesser Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo The main threats to the Yellow-crested Cockatoo are the pet trade, in terms of unsustainable over-exploitation, and habitat loss. Conservation StatusĬurrently, they listed as “Critically Endangered” according to IUCN Red List. They are a monogamous birds, means pairs stay together in life! The eggs are white and usually two in a clutch, with 28 days of incubations. Live in small flocks or pair, they usually build a nests in tree cavities. This birds’ diet consists mainly of seeds, buds, fruits, nuts, and herbaceous plants. However, the pet trade is putting enormous pressure on wild populations. First, when they are excited, those feathers will stand up backwards! They also great at mimicry, this is one of the reasons people enjoy keeping them as pets. Here are some unique about the Yellow-crested Cockatoo, and why you should pay them a visit. Compared to sulphur-crested cockatoo, yellow-crested cockatoo have brighter yellow color, closer to orange on their crests. Females have reddish-brown eyes and males have black eyes. Its wings and tail on the undersides are also yellow, its bill is black, and the skin around their eyes is bluish. Have a medium-sized body (about 34-cm-long), they usually has white plumage, and on its head is a yellow crest that curves forwards. They inhabits forest, forest edge, scrub and cultivated areas from sea-level up to about 1500 meters. The Yellow-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua sulphurea) is native to East Timor and Indonesia’s islands of Sulawesi Island and The Lesser Sundas. Let’s read through the following article below to find more about the Yellow-crested Cockatoo! Habitat ![]() People easily confused between the Yellow-crested Cockatoo with the larger and more common Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. As the name implies, this Cockatoo have specific yellow colour on their crest.
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