Goffin’s Cockatoo

(Cacatua goffiniana)

Goffin’s cockatoo is the smallest of the white cockatoos, and are about 12 inches long from head to tail. Goffin’s are mainly white with salmon-colored feathers around the eyes and beak, and the deeper feathers in the crest and around the neck are also salmon colored. The undersides of the Goffin’s wing and tail feathers have a yellowish tinge.

Goffin’s cockatoos are native to Selaru, Yamdena, and Larat, which are islands in Indonesia’s Tanimbar Islands archipelago. This species lives in or on the edges of the tropical forests on these islands.

Goffin’s cockatoos are diurnal and require daylight to find their food. They feed up in the treetops of the forests they live in and will also raid maize crops. They are omnivores, feeding in the treetops on nuts, seeds, berries, fruit, and blossoms, as well as insects and their larvae.

This species has the reputation of being a “quieter cockatoo”. That doesn’t mean it will not screech, as they will, especially when they want attention. Goffin’s have a smaller vocabulary than other cockatoos.

Information collected from https://lafeber.com/pet-birds/species/goffins-cockatoo/?srsltid=AfmBOoqKShxL4YyQ1pWzrNyn1–FVOrkdDiEZU7IkcElkvKAqfBfcSYc and https://animalia.bio/goffins-cockatoo