The Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo is a gorgeous bird. The vivid crest, the most prominent feature of this medium-sized cockatoo makes it stand out in its community. This crest looks like candy corn.
Major Sir Thomas Mitchell, an explorer and surveyor of Southeast Australia in the 1800s, is the name of this lovely cockatoo.
Pink cockatoo is another name of this cockatoo. You can definitely get the reason. It has soft white and salmon-pink feathers. Its large, bright yellow and red crest makes it the most beautiful amongst the cockatoos.
There is a small difference between males and females. Males have dark brown eyes while females have pink or red eyes.
Major Mitchell’s cockatoos are Australian natives. Scrublands, savannahs, and forested grasslands with water sources are common habitats for them.
These striking birds are weak fliers, only flying at a low altitude. They often fly for a short distance and rest before continuing their flight.
Seeds from local and foreign melons, as well as seeds from many pine species, are the primary food sources for these cockatoos. They also consume leftover cereal grains, weed seeds, and insect larvae off tree branches.
After finding mates, mating pairs will build their own nest that is one kilometer or more from other pairs. The females lay two to five eggs at the rate of one egg every 2 to 3 days. They incubate their eggs for 23 to 30 days. Then the males feed the chicks for 8 weeks until they are ready to fledge.
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