Are cockatoos native to Australia?
Home to hundreds of varieties of bird species many of them endemic to Australia, the Otways serves as the heavenly paradise to bird watchers and bird lovers. Cockattos, Swans, ducks, grebes, cormorants, pelicans, herons, egrets, sandpipers, eagles, hawks, gulls, turtle doves, cuckoos, falcons, kookaburras, parrots, honeyeaters, robins, ravens, firetails, you name it.
Where are cockatoos found in Australia?
Cockatoos, a variety of parrot species, are common in the Otways. You can easily recognize them by their crests and curved bills. Also, they’re a little more significant compared to the common parrots.
When you visit the beautiful seaside town of Lorne on our Great Ocean Road tour, a popular destination, flocks of wild but friendly cockatoos will meet you. Yellow-tailed black, sulphur-crested white, yellow-crested white, and gang-gang cockatoos. Yes, and more because there are 21 cockatoo species worldwide. They can be found mainly in Australia and the islands around Oceania.
With less colourful feathers compared to other varieties of parrots, cockatoos wear mostly white, grey, or black plumage. The crest, cheeks, and tail may have some shades of colour. They fill their lack of colour with loveliness and friendliness. Although they are wild and they live in the wild, they are friendly. You can take selfies with them. They will even visit you in your hotel when you stay in Lorne.
Are cockatoos friendly?
And you can hand-feed these cute avians. They feed on seeds, tubers, corn, fruit, flowers, and insects. They love eating nuts and cracking shells with their beaks. You can give them biscuits too.
With a simple colour combination of their plumage, cockatoos are a beauty to behold. Not only are they lovely, these intelligent parrots are also faithful to their partners. Cockatoos are monogamous lovebirds. They build their nests in tree hollows.
The wildlife and birdlife of the Otways are simply fascinating. If you happen to be in Melbourne, you can tour the Great Ocean Road. Stop in Lorne to get up close and personal with the lovely wild sulphur-crested and yellow-crested white cockatoos. You can also spot noisy gang-gang, galah, and yellow-tailed black cockatoos.
Get ready to see, touch, and feed the lovely cockatoos of Lorne on the Great Ocean Road.
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