Description

Umbrella Cockatoo for Sale​

Baby Umbrella Cockatoo for Sale​

Umbrella Cockatoo for Sale. Like most cockatoos, Umbrella Cockatoos make very loving pets that need lots of attention. They can learn to talk, as can most cockatoos, and are easy to teach all kinds of tricks. Buy a cockatoo only if you can spend a lot of time with it. Umbrella Cockatoos are a full-sized cockatoo. Their wingspan ranges from 9.84 to 12.2 inches (25 to 31 cm). (Juniper and Parr, 1998; Arndt and Pittman, 2003)

Umbrella Cockatoos are huge white parrots with brown, reddish, or black eyes, as well as dark grey beaks and legs. Males and females both have pale blue eye rings, but males have dark brown eyes while females have reddish eyes. The female likewise has a smaller head and beak than the male. For more about their personality, dietary needs, and extensive attention requirements, check the Lafeber Vet Bird Species Profile

Social Behaviors

All cockatoo species coexist in flocks in the wild. Some species may congregate in flocks of just 8–10 birds, while others may congregate in flocks of thousands. The great requirement for sociability has a significant impact on cockatoo behavior. If they do not receive the required level of interaction and attention, they may soon grow bored. It’s really challenging to break negative habits like shouting and feather plucking that a bored cockatoo frequently develops.

Here are some guidelines to provide the best environment and promote good cockatoo behavior:

Keeping a Single Cockatoo:

Intelligent and highly inquisitive, coupled with a great need for companionship, shapes cockatoo behavior. Cockatoos are constantly active and always up for playing and interacting with a friend. Keeping a single cockatoo will take a serious commitment of time and attention from you for your pet to thrive. Each day you will need to spend a good deal of time playing with your cockatoo and sharing affection.

Keeping a Pair of Cockatoos:

They also do fine with another bird of similar size for companionship. The main reason for pairing is so that they do not become so dependent on their keeper and their keeper’s time.

The drawback to keeping a pair is that the noise will be much greater. They love to play and will keep it up all day, but part of their play includes loud calls, which in some cases can turn into long, ear-splitting shrieks.

Cockatoos and Pets:

The Cockatoos and other pets, such as dogs and cats, may or may not develop a friendly relationship with each other. This is generally a “wait and see” situation. If they fall prey to the cockatoo’s beak, it can be fatal.

Care and feeding of Umbrella Cockatoo For Sale

Many birds can spend most of their time on a play pen or parrot perch. They eat a variety of seeds, nuts, fruits, and commercial pellets, as well as the same nutritional foods humans eat.

Some examples of supplements are apples, pears, plums, raisins, oranges, bananas, peaches, carrots, broccoli, lettuce, chickweed, dandelions, and lots more! Do not feed avocado as it is toxic to birds!

Stay away from highly seasoned, fatty processed meats.

Vitamins and minerals should not be necessary with a good, varied diet except in times of change or stress.

Speech and Vocalizations

While the occasional cockatoo can imitate human speech, in general, these parrots are not good talkers or imitators of sound. They have a loud, grating screech or scream and may hiss when alarmed. This bird makes an incredible amount of noise. It is prone to loud screams, especially when isolated, trapped in a cage, or denied its wishes.

Umbrella Cockatoo Size/Wingspan

The wingspan of this parrot averages around twenty-two inches.

Temperament

By nature, umbrella cockatoos are peaceful, docile, and sweet-tempered, making them ideal companion birds. Umbrella cockatoos mate for life in the wild. They create a very close bond with their spouse, probably more so than other cockatoo species.