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Salmon-crested Cockatoo A highly social, intelligent, and loud bird that in captivity requires constant care and attention to remain mentally healthy. In this park, these cockatoos are by far the most entertaining and interactive. Birds,Cacatua moluccensis,Cockatoo,Papegaaienpark VeldHoven,Parrot Park Veldhoven,Salmon-crested Cockatoo Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Salmon-crested Cockatoo

A highly social, intelligent, and loud bird that in captivity requires constant care and attention to remain mentally healthy. In this park, these cockatoos are by far the most entertaining and interactive.

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  1. Isn't that the Movies star from Rio? It does indeed look intelligent btw. Posted 13 years ago
    1. It could be that a Cockatoo has a role in Rio, but the main characters are Hyacinth Macaws:

      http://www.jungledragon.com/specie/189/hyacinth_macaw.html

      They're increasingly rare, and the biggest parrots in existence. Above all, they are gorgeous.
      Posted 13 years ago

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The salmon-crested cockatoo also known as the Moluccan cockatoo, is a cockatoo endemic to the south Moluccas in eastern Indonesia. At a height of up to 46–52 cm and weight of up to 850 g, it is among the largest of the white cockatoos.

Similar species: Parrots
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Mar 29, 2012. Captured Mar 18, 2012 14:21.
  • NIKON D7000
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO125
  • 105mm