COCKATOOS

COCKATOOS

Cockatoos

Cockatoos are one of the most complex companion animals with special needs and considerations. The PBR has had several articles about these often misunderstood birds. Also listed are a few articles which may not specifically be about Cockatoos but contain very valuable behavioral information which will apply to them. See the back issue form for information about ordering. Drawing by Jeff Riebe.

Feather Picking: A Complex Problem - Issue #10
The Offering: A Moluccan's Treat To Its Dog Friend - Issue #13, by Sherri Latzke (short story)
Cockatoo Cuddling Controversy Quashed- Issue #16
Understanding Your Parrot's Sexual Behavior- Issue #16 Sally Blanchard (Not just about cockatoos but has information which applies to cockatoo behavior)
Excessive Screaming: Causes & Cures- Issue #18, by Sally Blanchard (Not just about cockatoos but has information which applies to cockatoo behavior)
Kisses From Winnie (Moluccan)- Issue #19, by Ingrid Davis
Developmental Impact of Weaning- Issue #20 (Not just about cockatoos but has information which applies to cockatoo behavior)
The Parrot Behavior Jigsaw Puzzle- Issue #21, by Sally Blanchard (Not just about cockatoos but has information which applies to cockatoo behavior)
Winning Back the Trust Of Phobic Birds- Issue #22, by Sally Blanchard (Not just about cockatoos but has information which applies to cockatoo behavior)
Moluccans: Learn Before You Leap- Issue #22
The Complexities of Feather Picking- Issue #23, by Sally Blanchard (Not just about cockatoos but has information which applies to cockatoo behavior)
Beak Power: To Bite or Not To Bite- Issue #25, by Sally Blanchard (Not just about cockatoos but has information which applies to cockatoo behavior)
Gender Related Dynamics in the Pet Flock- Issue #25 (Not just about cockatoos but has information which applies to cockatoo behavior)
The Parrot/Human Bond- Issue #26, by Sally Blanchard (Not just about cockatoos but has information which applies to cockatoo behavior)
Cockatoo Runway- Issue #26
Communicating With Joy (Umbrella Cockatoo)- Issue #26, by Chris Biro
Re-socializing Gabby (Goffins)- Issue #27, by Sharon Keagle
Cleaning Cages With Dickens- Issue #27
Basic Guidelines To Parrot Personalities I (all cockatoos)- Issue #28, by Sally Blanchard
A Matter of Great Weight (Bare-eye)- Issue #28, by Lynne Page
A Cockatoo Named Cuddles (Moluccan)- Issue #28, by Shauna Beckendorf
One Big Eventually Happy Family (Umbrellas)- Issue #29, by Nancy Boudreau
Showering Your Cockatoo- Issue #29, by Donna Hefton
Don't Spoil Your Cockatoo- Issue #29, by Sally Blanchard
Flying Cockatoos- Issue #30, by Chris Shank
Was'A Matter You Cockatoo- Issue #31, by Terry Clyne
Cockatoos Playing Around & Around (Rose-Breasteds)- Issue #31, by Lynne Page
A Rescue In Vain: Mutilating Moluccan - Issue #32
The Need For Co-parenting From People and Parrots - Issue #33, by Chris Shank
Curly The Ladies Man (Bare-eye) - Issue #33, by Chase Kimball
Long-Billed Corellas Move In Australia: Mama & Papa & Baby Makes 3 - Issue #34, by Lynn Page
Fagan's Tale: Correcting Mistakes Made With A Moluccan - Issue #34, by Shari Carpenter
Up On The Roof: Lesser Sulfur-crested Jeremy - Issue #34, by Gordon King
Who Should Own A Cockatoo? - Issue #35, by Terry Clyne
Terms of Endearment - Issue #35, by Barbara Jo Hintz
Parrots In Paradise - Issue #35, by Stewart Metz
Call Him Lucky: A Moluccan Rescue - Issue #35, by Joe Novakovich Jr.
Goofies Are Great (Goffin Cockatoos) - Issue #35, by Connie Casey
Living With Siva (Umbrella Cockatoo) - Issue #36, by Su Egan
The Plight Of The Moluccan Cockatoo In The Wild - Issue #36, by Stewart Metz
Dreamtime Down Under - Issue #36, by Sam Foster
Fun Facts: An Adroit Gauche Cockatoo - Issue #36, by Sally Blanchard
Worthy Causes: The Red-vented Cockatoo - Issue #36, by World Parrot Trust
Worthy Causes: The Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo - Issue #36, by World Parrot Trust
Part III - Pet Trade 'Sleepers' (Citron Cockatoo) - Issue #38
Touched By An Angel: A Most Special Major Mitchell's - Issue #38, by Sam Foster
Jordy's Rescue: Goffin's Cockatoo - Issue #38, by Sybil Erden
Wing Beats - Issue #38, by Chris Shank
Tool Use In Parrots (Palm Cockatoo) - Issue #39, by Lynne Page
A Key To The Rosie's Heart - Issue #40, by Frank Paris
So That's What My Wings Are For (Bare-eyed) - Issue #39, by Lynne Page
Cockatoos & African Greys: Are They Really That Different? - Issue #41, by Sam Foster and Jane Hallander
Unsung Heroes (Umbrella Cockatoo) - Issue #41, by Sam Foster
Can You Speak Cockatoo? (reprint) - Issue #41, by Debbie Kesling
Cockatoos & African Greys: Phobic Behavior - Issue #42, by Sam Foster and Jane Hallander
For Better or For Worse (Umbrella) - Issue #42, by Jody Bright
Cockatoos & African Greys: Behavioral Compatibility - Issue #43, by Sam Foster and Jane Hallander
The Three Fs of Cockatoos Defense: Flight, Fight, or Freeze - Issue #43, by Sam Foster
Sassy: A Serendipity (Umbrella) - Issue #43, by Margot Burwood
Cockatoo Aggression - Issue #44, by Sam Foster
Cockatoo Vocalizations: Part I—The Call of the Wild - Issue #45, by Sam Foster
Michaela: A Rescue Moluccan - Issue #45, by Sue Sauer
Vet Q&A: Prolapsing Cockatoo - Issue #45, by Joel Blumberg DVM
Cockatoo Vocalizations: Part II—Redefining Communication - Issue #46, by Sam Foster
Cockatoo Vocalizations: Part III—Physical & Environmental Influences - Issue #47, by Sam Foster
Behavioral Anatomy of the Male Cockatoo - Issue #48, by Sam Foster
The Man Who Talked to Cockatoos - Issue #48, by Stewart Metz
Psychological Profile of a Phobic Cockatoo - Issue #49, by Sam Foster
Ripples—A Poem About Moluccan Cockatoos - Issue #50, by Stewart Metz
A Day In the Life of a Cockatoo - Issue #50, by Sam Foster
Friends of the Moluccan Cockatoo - Issue #51, by Sally Blanchard, Pam Crookham, Judy Leiken, Katy McElroy, Connie Pavlinac, Alison Morgan & Stewart Metz
Beak Alteration of Male Cockatoos - Issue #51, by Shauna Roberts & Connie Pavlinac
Living With Companion Cockatoos - Issue 53 Sam Foster
Friends of the Umbrella Cockatoo - Issue 53 Sally Blanchard, Jill Bell, Sam Foster, Bob & Liz Johnson, Katy McElroy, Gayle Reece, Shauna Roberts, Gloria Ridgeway & Paul Schrieber.
Second-Chance Cockatoos: Three Rescued Cockatoos - Issue 54
Who Luvs Ya Babe? A Moluccan Story With a Happy Ending - Issue 54 Millie Kemrer
Longterm Progress With a Phobic Rosie - Issue 54 Toni West
A Transfer of Affection: An Umbrella's Transition from Companion to Breeder - Issue 54 Nancy Speed
Dealing With Hard-Core Aggression: Using the tools of "Nurturing Manipulation" (about a Lesser-sulphur Crested Cockatoo) - Issue 55 Sally Blanchard
From Trapper to Teacher: Interview with a Former Seram Bird Trapper Moluccan Cockatoos in the Wild - Issue 55 Barbara Bailey, Kristin Bailey, Stewart Metz
Flock Security and Rose-breasted Cockatoos - Issue 55 Kashmir Csaky
You've Come a Long Way Birdy! The Cockatoo & Parrot Industry circa 1919 Issue 56 Sally Blanchard
Whatever Happened to Fred the Cockatoo? Searching for the "real" Baretta bird Issue 56 Claire Britton-Warren
In Search of the Seram Cockatoo - Further Adventures to See Wild Seram Cockatoos Issue 56 Barbara Bailey
Life With My Umbrella Cockatoo: A Succesful Life with an Imperfect Cockatoo - Issue 57 Nancy Rachunok
Glorious Gam: A Paradise for Parrots - Further Adventures to See Wild Seram Cockatoos - Issue 57 Barbara Bailey
Surviving Cockatoo Aggression Issue 58 Jill Bell
The Cockatoo Formerly Known as Fred Issue #58 Penny Panoulias
Cockatoos: Where Did We Go Wrong Issue #58 Barbara Bailey
PWCA's Problem: A Moluccans Problem with Cloacal Prolapse Issue #59 Alison Morgan
Cockatoo Haiku Issue #59 Various authors
A Tale of Two Cockatoos: An Abused Bird Learns Trust from a Handfed Baby Issue #60 Laura Ainsworth
Getting Rid of Ridley Issue #61 Lynne Page
Ingrid the Umbrella Cockatoo Issue #61 Chiara Petro
Roxi-anne's Ordeal (Bare-eye) Issue #62 Sally Blanchard
Diary of Male Umbrella Cockatoo Aggression Issue #62 Gayle Reece
Update on Roxi-anne Issue #63 Sally Blanchard
Return to Seram: Confessions of a Canopy Junkie Issue #62 Barbara Bailey
Parrot Watching with the Four Kings Issue #64 Stewart Metz
Free Flight at Cockatoo Downs Issue #65 Chris Shank
Falling in Love with Cockatoos Issue #66 Barbara Bailey
Free Flight at Cockatoo Downs: Help with the Chores? Issue #66 Chris Shank
Confiscation of Trapped Cockatoos in Indonesia Issue #66 Bonnie Zimmerman and Barbara Bailey
Kembali Babas: Return to Freedom Issue #67 Barbara Bailey
What to do About Sydney? Issue #67 Laura Ainsworth
Free Flight at Cockatoo Downs: A Reflection of his Wild Cousins Issue #67 Chris Shank
Free Flight at Cockatoo Downs: Clicker Training Flighted Birds Issue #68 Chris Shank
Seven Years with Jordie (Goffin) Issue #69 Sybil Erden
Free Flight at Cockatoo Downs: Fly Away Wind Issue #69 Chris Shank
The names of some authors have been removed due to their request.

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