![]() We have an overflowing amount of cockatoos needing homes, most of which tend to be Umbrellas and Moluccans, and people either love them too much or not enough, and we end up with either very unhappy 'toos or overly hormonal cockatoos. I really wish we had more black cockatoos though, as they sound like they would make better companions than their white counterparts. Gang-gangs, one of 14 cockatoo species in Australia, are crowd favorites for their slate-gray feathers with blushes of pink, the males distinctive red crest, and their quirky call. This pair of Gang-gang Cockatoos (Callocephalon fimbriatum) was filmed in late June 2020 in the Capertee Valley (NSW). I am not aware of any other black too's here in America. The recent sighting of Ganggang Cockatoos in the sky over Hornsby Shire Council’s Community Nursery has lifted the spirits of Byles Creek Valley residents who last observed the endangered birds in late 2016. I am glad though for the multitude of cockatoo owners who know how to care for them just right! Gang-gangs are gregarious but relatively quiet cockatoos, and may usually be located in food trees by the sounds of feeding and falling debris. I really wish we had more black cockatoos though, as they sound like they would make better companions than their white counterparts. I am not aware of any other black too's here in America. ![]() From what little I'm seeing, they are about the same as a black palm (if not more expensive), but even rarer yet, and its predominately breeders who have them. Enter the 2022 Nature Photo Contest You could win over 20,000 in prizes. We also have Red Tailed Black Cockatoos, however I hardly *ever* see them in the pet trade. Cockatoos are a family of large, long-lived and very noisy parrots with moveable crests. of the ones listed, they are the most common.īlack palms are the most common of the black toos here in America, and they are also in the pet trade, although cost a pretty penny! They cost about the same as a Hyacinth Macaw ($8,000-$15,000 range), but are not as common as Hyacinths are (I suspect BP's are probably cheaper to care for!). There's one at the local bird store here, and he's a hoot! He is supposedly wild caught(?), lively and quite interactive! But he prefers men. Major Mitchells aren't too popular as pets, since they are considered high strung and very nippy. (wouldn't be surprised to find out that we have none) If anyone has them, they are strictly breeders. Site Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1989. Gang Gangs are not available in the pet trade here in America. ML Media Collection Catalogue 4060, Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum, Robinson, F., Australia, 1963, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. ![]()
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