# Moluccan Cockatoo

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## Basic Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Species | Bird |
| Origin | Indonesia |
| Size Category | Extra-Large |
| Scientific Name | Cacatua moluccensis |
| Husbandry Difficulty | Expert |

## Vital Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight Range | 0.6–1 kg |
| Height Range | 40–52 cm |
| Lifespan | 40–70 years |
| Puppy/Kitten Stage Ends | 36 months |
| Senior Age Threshold | 40 years |

## Health Predispositions
| Condition | Onset Stage | Risk | Hereditary | Screening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease | juvenile | low | No | Yes |
| Feather-picking/Self-mutilation | adult | high | No | Yes |
| Obesity/Fatty Liver Disease | adult | medium | No | Yes |
| Cloacal prolapse | adult | medium | No | Yes |
| Sarcocystis | adult | medium | No | Yes |

## Breeding & Genetics
- **Litter Size**: 1–3
- **CHIC Required Tests**: Incubation: 24-28 days
- **Recommended DNA Tests**: Weaning: 12-14 weeks

## Behavioral Ethogram
- **Locomotion**: Climbing using beak as third foot, walking, flying, gliding
- **Social**: Mutual preening (head/neck), cuddling with mate/owner, flock calling, dancing to music
- **Comfort**: Preening, bathing/showering, resting on highest perch, beak grinding
- **Stress/Displacement**: Feather plucking, self-mutilation, excessive screaming, mate aggression, cage destruction, pacing
- **Breed-Specific**: Crest raising to show emotion, foot stamping, bill clacking, chewing/shredding wood, holding food with one foot

## Vocalization Baseline
- **Types**: Shrill screeches, loud calls, quavering notes, limited mimicry of words/sounds
- **Frequency Range**: 2000-8000 Hz
- **Tendency**: Very High
- **Primary Modality**: Limited

## Emotional Wellbeing
- **Anxiety Proneness**: High
- **Top Triggers**: Lack of attention/boredom, changes in owner appearance (glasses/hair), confinement/small cages
- **Separation Anxiety Risk**: Very High
- **Calming Interventions**: Foraging toys, chewable wood/branches, mechanical puzzles, daily out-of-cage time, training sessions, music/dancing

## AI Communication Decoding
- **AI-Trainable Signals**: Crest raising/lowering, facial feather puffing, foot stamping, bill clacking, wing flapping, vocalization frequency/pitch
- **Context-Dependent Vocalizations**: Shrill screeching for attention, morning/evening flock calling, loud screaming when distressed or bored, soft vocalizations during mutual preening
- **Interspecies Communication**: Strong emotional bonding with human owners, misidentifying humans as mates, mimicking human speech/sounds, responding to human music/rhythm

## Husbandry Environment
- **Temperature Gradient**: 18-28°C
- **Humidity Range**: 50-70%
- **UVB Requirement**: 122x91x122cm
- **Diet Type**: Pellets 75%, fresh vegetables/fruits/legumes/grains 20%, seeds/nuts 5%

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