ELEANORA COCKATOO. 1 - 2 TWEET PARROTS, ELEANORA COCKATOO BREEDER, ELEANORA COCKATOO, ELEANORA COCKATOOS, SWEET HAND FED HAND RAISED BABY PET ELEANORA COCKATOO FOR SALE. ELEANORACOCKATOO. SULPHUR CRESTED COCKATOO.
1 - 2 TWEET PARROTS

Eleanora Medium Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo Characteristics

Talking

Loudness

Size

Personality

Good With Children

Fair

Fairly Quiet

Medium

Mild, even personality

Usually

Medium Sulphur-crested cockatoos, also known as Eleanora cockatoos, are affectionate, playful and highly intelligent birds. They are excellent companions for those who want a charming, loving bird that likes to cuddle.

Medium Sulphur-crested cockatoos ( Cacatua galerita eleanora) are found on the Aru and Kai Islands in the northern Maluku province of Indonesia. They inhabit lowland forests, especially mature canopy forests along rivers. They are most active in early morning and late afternoon. Wild cockatoos feed on nuts, seeds, berries and insects.

Medium Sulphur-cresteds and other cockatoo species can be very long lived and a few individuals in zoos have lived up to 50 to 60 years.

Appearance and Personality

Medium Sulphur-cresteds are large white cockatoos with recurved yellow crests and the tips that curl upward. The only other color is yellow on the insides of the wings. The crest feathers spread out and up when the crest is erect. They have blue-eye rings and a smaller beak than the triton.

Medium Sulphur-crested cockatoos are playful and inquisitive and they love to chew objects in their surroundings. They should always be provided with toys, blocks of wood or branches that they can chew. In order to ensure safety, companion cockatoos should not be allowed unsupervised freedom in the home as they often encounter toxins or dangerous items. 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, and wing and nail clips to avoid fear of novel situations.

Feeding

Cockatoos should be fed a formulated (pelleted or extruded) diet as a basis for good nutrition. High protein pelleted diet is an excellent staple diet for cockatoos or a weaning food can also be fed. The diet should be supplemented with fresh fruits and vegetables daily to add variety and psychological enrichment. Feed approximately 1/4 cup of formulated diet and 1/4 cup of fresh fruits and vegetables daily. If the bird consumes all of its food, give additional food as desired. Overfeeding leads to pickiness, wastage and throwing food. Treats such as seeds, nuts and table foods maybe given in small amounts, especially as rewards for good behavior.

Medium Sulphur-crested cockatoos are efficient in utilization of calories, and juvenile cockatoos are notoriously picky eaters and don’t seem to need much food to maintain themselves. Try to ensure that the food that they do eat is nutritious. Vitamin supplements are not needed for birds that are eating a formulated diet.

Grooming

Routine bathing or showering is vital to maintaining good plumage and skin condition. Birds can be misted and allowed to dry in a warm room or in the sun, or gently dried with a blow drier. Care should be taken not to clip the wing feathers excessively as cockatoos often fall and injure themselves. Clip only the primary flight feathers and only enough so the bird will glide to the floor.

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