What is Palm cockatoo?
[[File:Probosciger aterrimus -Melaka Zoo-8a-2c.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The palm cocatoo at [[Melaka Zoo]], [[Malaysia]]]] The '''palm cockatoo''' ([[Binomial nomenclature|binomial name]] '''''Probosciger aterrimus''''') (also known as the '''goliath cockatoo''') is a black or dark-gray [[parrot]] of the [[cockatoo]] [[family (biology)|family]]. In the wild, it eats nuts and palm tree fruit by cracking them open with its strong and curved beak. In captivity, people feed palm cockatoos a variety of fruits, vegetables, and nuts. Palm cockatoos are native to [[Cape York Peninsula]] in northern [[Australia]], the [[Aru Islands]], [[Papua New Guinea]], and other surrounding smaller islands.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Birds/Facts/FactSheets/fact-palmcockatoo.cfm |title=Palm Cockatoo Fact Sheet - National Zoo&#124; FONZ |work=nationalzoo.si.edu |year=2011 |accessdate=February 26, 2011 |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607212137/http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Birds/Facts/FactSheets/fact-palmcockatoo.cfm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Palm cockatoo are common in these places, but scientists believe they are becoming less common because people are using their habitat for mining. They are intelligent and can be kept as pets. == References == {{Reflist}} {{-}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Cockatoos]] [[Category:Birds of Australia]] [[Category:Birds of Oceania]]