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Citron-crested cockatoo spotted at East Coast Road

on 14th May 2012

“In some parts of Australia, the *Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea) can be very numerous, and may cause damage to cereal and fruit crops. They can also be destructive to timber structures such as house planking, garden furniture and trees. Consequently, they are sometimes shot or poisoned as pests…(source Wikipedia).

“I have seen one too, kept as a pet, a couple of months ago in a neighbouring condo (see video below, recorded on 12 Jul 2011.

“It escaped later with the ring still attached to the leg. This was taken on 13 September with the bird on top of a road side mango tree outside the condo, though the ring cannot be seen in the image.

“I heard the bird calling loudly and raucously and chased some crows then, probably because the area was within its territory.”

Sun Chong Hong
Singapore
25th February 2012

*Note: Janice Kuek commented that the cockatoo is actually a Citron-crested Cockatoo (C. s. citrioncristata), a subspecies of the Yellow-crested Cockatoo, as it has orange crest and ear coverts.

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YC Wee

Dr Wee played a significant role as a green advocate in Singapore through his extensive involvement in various organizations and committees: as Secretary and Chairman for the Malayan Nature Society (Singapore Branch), and with the Nature Society (Singapore) as founding President (1978-1995). He has also served in the Nature Reserve Board (1987-1989), Nature Reserves Committee (1990-1996), National Council on the Environment/Singapore Environment Council (1992-1996), Work-Group on Nature Conservation (1992) and Inter-Varsity Council on the Environment (1995-1997). He is Patron of the Singapore Gardening Society and was appointed Honorary Museum Associate of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) in 2012. In 2005, Dr Wee started the Bird Ecology Study Group. With more than 6,000 entries, the website has become a valuable resource consulted by students, birdwatchers and researchers locally and internationally. The views and opinions expressed in this article are his own, and do not represent those of LKCNHM, the National University of Singapore or its affiliated institutions.

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