Quick Facts
- Type
- Bird
- Size
- About 46–52 cm long
- Weight
- 575–850 g (1.3–1.9 lb)
- Habitat
- Lowland and hill rainforest
- Diet
- Herbivore — fruit, nuts and seeds
- Active Time
- Diurnal, active by day
- Lifespan
- 40–60 years, sometimes longer in captivity
- Its tall crest hides a much brighter orange-salmon color underneath, revealed only when raised.
- It lives naturally only on the island of Seram and a few neighboring islands in Indonesia's Moluccas.
- It is one of the largest cockatoo species by body size.
- Decades of trapping for the pet trade combined with habitat loss have made it an endangered species.
About the Moluccan Cockatoo
The Moluccan Cockatoo, also called the Salmon-crested Cockatoo for the vivid pink-orange color hidden beneath its tall crest, is found only on the island of Seram and nearby islands in Indonesia's South Moluccas. It is one of the larger cockatoo species, with pale salmon-white plumage that conceals a much brighter crest, revealed dramatically when the bird raises it in alarm or display. It lives in lowland and hill forest, moving in pairs or small flocks and feeding on fruit, nuts and seeds high in the canopy. Habitat loss from logging and past heavy capture for the pet trade have left it endangered, and international trade in wild-caught birds is now banned.
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