Goffin’s Cockatoo (Cacatua goffini): The Natural History and Captive Care of a Popular but Little-Studied Psittacine - Goffin Cockatoos as Pets - Part II

Posted on: Monday, November 3rd, 2008 in: Bird Species Profiles

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Goffin’s Cockatoo (Cacatua goffini): The Natural History and Captive Care of a Popular but Little-Studied Psittacine - Goffin Cockatoos as Pets - Part I

Posted on: Friday, October 31st, 2008 in: Bird Species Profiles

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Hello, Frank Indiviglio here.
I had my first contact with Goffin’s cockatoos in the mid 1970’s, while working for a bird importer. At that time, they were among the least expensive of the parrots, and for this reason were branded as a poor choice for a pet. Yet even in the importer’s chaotic holding rooms, amid [...]