Most captive birds behave
differently from wild birds. Captive birds tend
to display compulsive movements, and motions which they
will continuously mimic.
Territories are formed at tree top where nests occur.
Palm Cockatoos, like many parrots, have the ability
to learn and mimic the human voice.
Cockatoos enjoy spending their days in the trees,
digging up things, and foraging for fruits or whatever
else they might find to eat. Palm Cockatoos are
usually in pairs, but maybe found singlely or in groups
of five to six.
Sometimes the Palm Cockatoos gather and engage
in social interactions such as preening, forming displays,
and just calling out to one another.
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Nesting Behavior.
The palm cockatoo's nesting
behavior is considerably different than that seen in other
psittacines. They construct a nest of very small toothpick-size
splinters from branches. These are placed in the nesting
site by both the male and female.
The depth of the palm cockatoo nest may vary from
a few centimeters to approximately 60 cm (2'). This nest
construction is designed to prevent the nest from being
flooded during the rainy season. In captivity, palm
cockatoos should be provided with some type of non-toxic
branches to construct a nest.
Some of the pairs of palm cockatoos in captivity have
reproduced without being supplied with branches for nesting
material. These pairs were supplied with pine shavings
as nesting material. Branches for nest construction;
given to palm cockatoos seems to be a very important aspect
in the breeding
of this species.
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Black Palm Cockato Courtship
Fossil Specimens Discovered in The USA
