yes it is it also comes from the parrot family.
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The sulphur-crested cockatoo, native to Australia, is not at all endangered.
no
Columbo did not have a parrot. It was the another show, "Baretta", where the main character, Tony Baretta had Fred the Cockatoo. It was a sulfur crested cockatoo, but I'm not sure if it was a Greater or Lesser Sulfur Crested.
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Im 99.99 % sure that you don't
It doesn't eat dead flesh
All birds are vertebrates. Vertebrate means that something has a backbone.
Size: Range in size from about 12 inches to about 27 inches. Those on the smaller size include Goffin's cockatoo and the lesser sulfur crested cockatoo, while the larger cockatoos included the umbrella, Moluccan and greater sulfur crested cockatoos.
The oldest living cockatiel died at the age of 36.
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Sulphur-crested Cockatoos are mainly seed-eaters, feeding on seeds of grasses, herbaceous plants, trees and grain crops. They also eat bulbous roots, berries, nuts and leaf buds, and some insects and their larvae. Their strong beak and tongue are well-adapted for this diet.