![]() ![]() The baby chicks leave the nest approximately seventy-five days after they hatch. Both parents stay with the eggs for the incubation which last around twenty-eight days. They usually lay two or three eggs in each clutch. They cannot dig the hollow out the cavities on their own. They find cavities formed by decaying would or that have been dug out by other animals such as woodpeckers. Like many other cockatoos, the yellow crested, breeds in cavities in trees. When this happens they are considered pests by farmers. When its natural forested environment is destroyed it will move on to agricultural areas where it feeds on maze and rice. It will eat berries, nuts, seeds, and even flowers. This yellow crested cockatoo has a varied diet as do most other cockatoos. Sulfur-crested cockatoos tend to be more common and are larger in size when compared to the yellow-crested cockatoo, and there are also subtle differences in the plumage. The yellow-crested cockatoo is sometimes confused for a closely related cockatoo, the sulfur-crested cockatoo. They are usually around twelve to fourteen inches long and weigh eleven or twelve ounces. Around the eyes the skin is bluish in both the male and female. The female eyes are a red color and the males have black eyes. The yellow crested cockatoo is one of the species of cockatoos where it’s possible to tell the sex of the bird by its eye color. Even when folded back, the yellow feathers tend to draw attention. For this reason, some owners have taken to the yellow-crested cockatoo as their favorite. Due to the yellow feathers concentrated in only this area, it can draw quite a lot of attention to the crest when being flaunted. Like the umbrella cockatoo, the yellow-crest cockatoo can expand the feathers on their head in a grand display. ![]() AppearanceĪs their name would suggest, they have a yellow crest although this sometimes comes in an orange color as well. ![]() The yellow-crested cockatoo, also known as lesser sulfur crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea) are similar to the umbrella (white) cockatoo with just a few key differences. ![]()
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