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Cacatua moluccensis
At 50 cm, it is among the largest of the white cockatoos. The female is larger than the males on average. It has white-pink feathers with a definite peachy glow, a slight yellow on the underwing and underside of the tail feathers and a large retractable recumbent crest which it raises when threatened, revealing hitherto concealed bright red-orange plumes to frighten potential attackers (may also be raised in excitement, or other 'emotional' displays).
i think it's a Salmon-crested Cockatoos, am i right?
Spotted on Dec 17, 2008
Submitted on Feb 25, 2011
2 Comments
I think you're right. :) My initial thought was umbrella 'too because of the head, but the tail is too long. The only other good match is a salmon-crested.
any suggestion?