Goliath Palm Cockatoo

The Goliath Palm Cockatoo is native to Western Papua and the Aru Islands. They are endangered and listed as CitesII. They are the largest of all cockatoos and the size of their beak is second only to the Hyacinth Macaw. They are very sought after as pets throughout the world and are currently the most expensive bird to buy as there are very few breeders. This particular bird lives in a private sanctuary in South Africa.

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Claire Hamilton

Lion

Wiki I'm afraid is incorrect, ONLY Probosciger aterrimus goliath is known as the Goliath and is much larger than the Palm Cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus aterrimus. Posted 12 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for spotting that. JungleDragon relies heavily on Wikipedia which indeed is not fully accurate or complete. For now it works in 90+% of the cases, so it's good your adding such a correction here. Posted 12 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Palm cockatoos are unable to close their beaks like other birds, instead, their throat is closed with the back of their tongue. I really don't know why this is. Posted 11 years ago

The Palm Cockatoo

The Palm Cockatoo ", also known as the Goliath Cockatoo, is a large smoky-grey or black parrot of the cockatoo family. It is the only member of the subfamily Microglossinae and the only member of the monotypic genus, " Probosciger". Its unique position within the cockatoo family has been confirmed by molecular studies.

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Similar species: Parrots

Species identified by Claire Hamilton