Trivia question for Oct-17-2011

photo credits belong to Sheila Smart Photography

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Carter thought these birds were common in areas of South America but he learned he was wrong. Check out his trivia and see how much you know about these birds. These guys are easily distinguished by their snow-white plumage and large erectile crest of yellow feathers.

Carter thought these birds were common in areas of South America but he learned he was wrong. Check out his trivia and see how much you know about these birds. These guys are easily distinguished by their snow-white plumage and large erectile crest of yellow feathers.

Their distinctive raucous call can be very loud; it is adapted to travel through the forest environments in which they live, including tropical and subtropical rainforests. These birds are naturally curious, as well as very intelligent. These birds are very long-lived, and can live upwards of 70 years in captivity, although they only live to about 20–40 years in the wild. They have been known to engage in geophagy, the process of eating clay to detoxify their food. These birds produce a very fine powder to waterproof themselves instead of oil as many other creatures do.

So here are Carter’s questions: Tell us what this cool looking bird is and where they can be found? Also, tell us how you can tell the male birds apart from a female (without looking for the obvious)?

Good Luck 😉

Answer:

Congratulations goes out to Carmel Severson from Fort Lauderdale, Florida for being the first to identify the bird we featured and also to Patti Chiorello from Philadelphia Pennsylvania for telling us how to tell the males from the females. The bird we featured is the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. The Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, is a relatively large white cockatoo found in wooded habitats in Australia and New Guinea. They can be locally very numerous, leading to them sometimes being considered pests. They are well known in aviculture, although they can be demanding pets.

You can tell the females from the males apart by looking at their eyes.  Males typically have almost black eyes, whereas the females have a more red or brown eye, but this requires optimum viewing conditions to be seen. Here is more on these beautiful birds:  Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Thanks for playing along 😉