Birds in the family cacatuidae

Cockatoo Parrot

Pet cockatoos are often referred to as “velcro” birds because of their highly sociable nature and borderline obsessive need to be around the people in their lives. A cockatoo is a loving but demanding bird.

COLOR

Black, Gray, Pink, White
SIZE

large, medium
LIFESPAN

30 + years
SOUNDS

Vocal communicator
INTERACTION

Highly social

Cockatoos stand out from other parrot species with their dramatic crest feathers, dusty feathers, and varying shades of white, pink, gray and black. Pet cockatoos are often referred to as “velcro” birds because of their highly sociable nature and borderline obsessive need to be around the people in their lives. Cockatoos range in size from medium to large.

Types of Cockatoo Parrots

Types of Cockatoo parrots, their names are below

Speech & Sound

Cockatoos possess the innate ability to mimic any sounds and even the words you speak daily. To increase its vocabulary stock, you need to speak to it regularly but slowly, clearly, and distinctly so that it can understand all that you are saying

Health & Common Conditions

Some of the health problems that your cockatoo may face include Psittacine beak and feather disease (highly contagious), obesity problems, bumblefoot (marked by swelling and lameness), obesity problems and fatty tumors, and herpes infections. Cockatoos are also interested in eating chicken, and most of them indulge in crushing the bone and eating the bone marrow filled with protein

Get a Cockatoo

The cockatoo will make a great pet, Cockatoos have an exuberant and affectionate behavior, bonding intimately with their owners. They require most of their master’s time, the lack of which could make them bored and exhibit destructive behaviors like screeching, biting, screaming, head banging, and feather plucking. Since they need to be pampered, always they may not be a good choice for kids, and if disturbed or pestered in any way, they could even resort to biting, which could be quite painful because of their powerful beaks. People keen on keeping their cats and birds together make sure that both are introduced to each other, or else your cockatoo could get aggressive and injure your feline by biting it