Description

6 Available Now: (2 Females, 4 Males)

ROSE BREASTED COCKATOO typically measure around 14 inches or 350mm in length and weigh between 10 – 14 oz or 281 and 400 grams.
ROSE BREASTED COCKATOO have a pale to mid grey back, a pink face and chest, and a lighter pink crest.  The most obvious external feature of a cockatoo is the erectile crest that raises immediately when alarmed or excited. When the crest is lowered, the feathers fold back over the head and the crest is hardly visible. As attractive as the cockatoo crests are, their major purpose is communication. A raised crest can indicate that a cockatoo is displaying for its mate; defending its territory or its flock, calling its flock members; or a cockatoo may be expressing curiosity, excitement, surprise, fear or frustration. For those approaching a cockatoo -a raised crest may be a warning not to touch them – or else risk being bitten. A lowered crest can indicate calmness, friendliness and general approachability. Males and females look alike, differing only in eye color: the male has a brown iris, the female red. Owners have described the Galahs to be surprisingly “undusty” for lack of a better word. They are much less dusty than say african greys. Their pink and grey feathers feel soft to the touch.