Lesser Vasa or Black parrot (Coracopsis nigra) - Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte & Seychelles

Macaulay Library ML162001471; © Leonie Beaulieu; Burdekin, Queensland, Australia

Don't these beautiful, crested and wickedly intelligent birds inspire a whole lot of emotions when you own one? Let's check out the various types of cockatoos to find out the avatars in which these lively, fluffy aves go aflutter, causing colorful ripples in the cradle of Nature!

"The Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus), also known as the Goliath Cockatoo, is a large smoky-grey or black parrot of the cockatoo family. It is the only member in subfamily Microglossinae and the only member of the monotypic genus, Probosciger. Its unique position within the cockatoo family has been confirmed by molecular studies." (Taken from Wikipedia. Read more here.) Photo taken during an EcoTourism project of the Davao Photographers for Peace for Davao City, Philippines. This was…

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Black Parrot, taken with a Canon EOS-1D camera at 1/74 s, F 5.60, in Singapore, Singapore SGP

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Goliath or Black Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus)