All About Cockatoos Trivia Quiz

Answer: Indonesia

Cockatoos are found in the wild in only a limited area of the world. They are found primarily in Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, as well as surrounding areas in the South Pacific.

Answer: They have two toes forward and two toes backward.

A zygodactyl foot means that the bird has two toes forward and two toes backward. This allows them to grip branches athletically as well as manipulate their food with their feet. While they can easily stand on one foot, so can other birds with non-zygodactyl feet.

Answer: Goffin's cockatoo

Of these four birds, the Goffin's cockatoo is much smaller than the others. Cockatiels are currently considered part of the cockatoo family, and they are even smaller than the Goffin's cockatoo.

Answer: Crest

The vent is the opening for excrement. I made up the term blassimo.

Answer: Salmon or pink

Moluccan cockatoos are also known as the salmon-crested cockatoo. They are usually a pinkish white or salmon color with pale yellow feathers under the wing. Peaches is a popular name for Moluccans!

Answer: Cacatua

The scientific name of the umbrella cockatoo is Cacatua alba. Cacatuidae is the family name and Psittaciformes is the order rather than the genus. Probosciger is the genus of the palm cockatoo.

Answer: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

CITES is an international agreement for endangered species. Five cockatoo species, including the Goffin's cockatoo, palm cockatoo, red-vented cockatoo, lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo, and the Moluccan cockatoo, are listed in Appendix I, which means they are threatened with extinction. All other cockatoo species are listed in Appendix II, which means that trade must be controlled to prevent their survival from being threatened.

Answer: Cockatoos possess special powder down feathers.

The powder down feathers that cockatoos possess makes many allergic people unable to be around these birds. The powder down is used in preening, helps the birds shed water easily, and gives their feathers a silky feel. Anyone who owns a cockatoo has had the experience of having white powder all over their clothing!

Answer: Leadbeater's cockatoo

Major Mitchell's cockatoo is a beautiful bird from Australia. The scientific name is Cacatua leadbeateri and is also known as Leadbeater's cockatoo. This cockatoo got its name from the surveyor Major Sir Thomas Mitchell, who greatly admired this cockatoo's colorful crest when he saw it in the Australian wild.

Answer: They are intelligent birds with sociable personalities.

Hand-raised cockatoos are some of the most sociable and lovable birds around. However, they can bite hard and can be loud screamers. They often get passed from home to home when their biting or screeching become unmanageable, and they need hours of attention daily. Lots of research needs to be done before you bring home one of these long-lived birds as a pet.