Rare blue cockatoo
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albiceps ranges throughout eastern Australia they have warty red eye rings and whitish crests. These birds have a tendency to become obese and their diets should be monitored. roseicapillus ranges throughout northern Australia they have dark pink-red eye rings and white crests. There are three subspecies, which have slight variations in appearance: In general the birds are pretty to look at, with their short, pale pink crests, gray backs and wings and rose pink under feathers. Although precise data on their average life spans is poorly documented, many succumb to dietary problems, especially obesity. Rose-breasted cockatoos can live up to 40 years. They are most active in early morning and late afternoon. Very social creatures, they are often found in flocks up to 100 birds, and they frequently co-exist and occasionally hybridize with Major Mitchell’s cockatoos, and bare-eyeds. They occur in a variety of habitats, including woodland, scrubland, urban areas and pastures they feed primarily on the seeds of grasses and weeds – but they inflict considerable damage on crops and are considered pests in many areas. They prefer open, arid lands and have increased in numbers due to the proliferation of artificial drinking pools and abundant food crops. Rose-breasted cockatoos are widespread and abundant throughout Australia. Clipping the wings of the male prior to the breeding season will help the female to escape in case the male becomes aggressive. While fatal attacks are not as common among rose-breasted birds as they are among white cockatoos, they do occur. Males frequently become aggressive toward their mates, however.
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Since they are extremely fragile, they make good pets for young adults or retirees – people without young children. These birds don’t often speak in fact, they, along with gang-gangs, are the quietest of the cockatoos. They are active, high-energy birds, that are gentle and playful – but shy and easily traumatized if handled roughly. The rose-breasted cockatoo, Eolophus roseicapillus, is also known as the Galah or roseate cockatoo. When they are available they can command several thousand dollars for a young bird. Rose-breasted cockatoos are small, beautiful, medium-sized pink cockatoos that are relatively uncommon in the United States.