Avian Companions
Goffin Cockatoo
Goffin's Cokatoo-Cacatua goffini
Size-12 inches
Weight-300 grams
Description-White with pink on lores with
yellow suffusion under wings and tailfeathers. Crest is a short helmet shape.
Beak is bone colored.
Origin-Indonesia, Tanimbar Islands-Jamdena,
Foradate and Selaru. Also on Tual in the Kai Islands.
Pet Quality-Hand reared birds make good
pets, but others are restless and destructive and independent and do not do well
in confinement. They are less likely to become affectionate such as an
Umbrella.
Status-Common
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