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Cacatua moluccensis

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Also known as Moluccan Cockatoo

[edit] Identification

50m. Pale salmon or pink, undersides of feathers tend to be darker pink; underside of tail feathers is deep pink or yellow-orange; crest is deep pink; skin encircling eye is featherless white or tinged with blue; beak is grey to black.

[edit] Distribution

Southern Molucca and Amboina Islands of Indonesia.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Coastal areas and coconut plantations where they are considered a pest.

[edit] Behaviour

They nest in tree hollows.

The diet includes seeds, nuts and fruit, as well as coconuts.

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