CockatoosMatt Cameron Cockatoos are large, intelligent and attractive birds. Of the 21 recognised species, 14 occur in Australia, with three of these also found in New Guinea. Seven species are distributed across the islands of south-east Asia. While many species are common or abundant, an increasing number face extinction due to habitat loss, the illegal bird trade and global warming. Extensively illustrated, Cockatoos looks at the ecology and conservation of these iconic birds, including their evolution, distribution, movements, feeding and reproduction. It examines the pest status of cockatoos, the impact of the illegal bird trade and the role played by aviculturists in cockatoo conservation programs. |
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3 Evolution | 43 |
4 Colour size and shape | 57 |
5 Habitats and distribution | 71 |
6 Movements | 103 |
7 Food and feeding | 113 |
8 Reproduction | 129 |
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abundant areas arid Baudin’s Cockatoo bill black-cockatoos Blue-eyed Cockatoo breeding season Cacatua canopy Cape York Carnaby’s Cockatoo central New South clutch cocka Cockatiel Cockatoo nests cockatoo populations cockatoo species Cockatoos feeding cones crested Cockatoos crops decline diet distribution dominated Double-gee ecology eggs eucalypt feathers female Figure fledged food items food resources food supply foraging Forest Red-tailed Cockatoo fruits Galahs Gang-gang Cockatoo Glossy Cockatoos grass grasslands Guinea illegal Inland Red-tailed Cockatoo island cockatoos Kangaroo Island Little Corellas Long-billed Corellas lowland mainland males Map showing regions Matt Cameron nest hollows nest sites nest trees nestlings northern occurs open-country Palm Cockatoo parrots Philippine Cockatoo Photo Pink Cockatoo plants plumage predators Queensland rainforest range roost Salmon-crested Cockatoo seed Sheoak showing regions inhabited shrublands South Wales south-east south-west Western Australia southern Stringybark subspecies Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Tanimbar Corella temperatures trade Umbrella Cockatoo Western Australia Western Corella wheatbelt wildlife woodlands yellow Yellow-crested Cockatoo Yellow-tailed Cockatoo