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Palm CockatooAlternate name(s): "Cape York Cockatoo", "Great Palm Cockatoo", "Great Black Cockatoo", "Goliath Cockatoo" Size: 55-65 cm Weight: 900-1050 g (male), 710-765 g (female) |
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Photos |
Race "macgillivrayi"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a Palm Cockatoo
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Chili Beach, Cape York peninsula, QLD, August 2019]
Near-frontal/ventral view of a Palm Cockatoo
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Iron Range NP, Cape York peninsula, QLD, December 2018]
Near-lateral view of a Palm Cockatoo
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Chili Beach, Cape York peninsula, QLD, August 2019]
Near-lateral/ventral view of a Palm Cockatoo
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Iron Range NP, Cape York peninsula, QLD, December 2018]
Lateral/ventral view of a Palm Cockatoo
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Chili Beach, Cape York peninsula, QLD, August 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a Palm Cockatoo
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Iron Range NP, Cape York peninsula, QLD, December 2018]
Near-dorsal/ventral view of a Palm Cockatoo
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Chili Beach, Cape York peninsula, QLD, August 2019]
Near-dorsal/ventral view of a Palm Cockatoo
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Chili Beach, Cape York peninsula, QLD, August 2019]
Pair(?) of Palm Cockatoos
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Chili Beach, Cape York peninsula, QLD, August 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a pair(?) of Palm Cockatoos
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Chili Beach, Cape York peninsula, QLD, August 2019]
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Breeding information |
Breeding season: Aug - Feb | Eggs: 1 | Incubation period: Ca. 35 days | Fledging age: 90 - 120 days |
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Nest |
"bungobittah", "lar", "malunna", "jindi" [bundjalung] = nest [Aboriginal] |
Type: Tree hollow | Material: Twigs | Height above ground: ? |
Pair of Palm Cockatoos at the entrance to their nest hollow
(photo courtesy of C. Zdenek, @CNZdenek)
[Iron Range NP, QLD, September 2014]
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Eggs |
"boyanga", "booyanga", "derinya", "dirandil", "koomura", "mirk", "ngampu", "nooluk", "pateena", "pum-pum" = Egg; "dirundirri" = eggs [Aboriginal]; "gawu" = eggs [gamilaraay] |
Size: 50 x 36 mm | Colour: Dull white | Shape: Tapered oval |
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Food, Diet |
Palm Cockatoo enjoying breakfast
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Chili Beach, Cape York peninsula, QLD, August 2019]
Palm Cockatoo enjoying breakfast
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Chili Beach, Cape York peninsula, QLD, August 2019]