Lesser Citron-crested Cockatoo
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| - | '''Common Name:''' Citron-crested Cockatoo | + | '''Common Name:''' Citron-crested Cockatoo<br> |
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'''Scientific Name:''' Cacatua sulphurea citrinocristata | '''Scientific Name:''' Cacatua sulphurea citrinocristata | ||
'''Habitat:''' Asia; Indonesia's Lesser Sunda Islands and Sumba. Open forests, woodlands and agricultural areas. | '''Habitat:''' Asia; Indonesia's Lesser Sunda Islands and Sumba. Open forests, woodlands and agricultural areas. | ||
| - | '''Status:''' Critically endangered. '''Global Population:''' 2,000 Mature individuals. | + | '''Status:''' Critically endangered. '''Global Population:''' 2,000 2,500-9,999 Mature individuals. Its precipitous decline is almost entirely attributable to unsustainable exploitation for internal and international trade. Large-scale logging and conversion of forest to agriculture across its range has exacerbated the decline, and the use of pesticides since around 1989 is a further potential threat. At least formerly, the species was regarded as a crop-pest, and consequently persecuted. High rainfall years appear to limit productivity considerably resulting in very low recruitment. Conversely, rainfall on Komodo has been low in recent years leading to limited availability of water sources. Competition for cavity nest sites with other parrots and owls in large trees (those targeted by logging activities) leads to low productivity. |
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| + | A cooperative recovery plan has been developed and adopted. Populations occur in several protected areas, the most important being Rawa Aopa Watumohai and Caraente National Parks (on Sulawesi) which supports up to 100 individuals, Suaka Margasatwa Nature Reserve on Pulau Moyo, Komodo National Park and two national parks on Sumba: Manupeu-Tanahdaru and Laiwangi-Wanggameti. The declared Nini Konis Santana National Park in Timor holds an estimated 100 birds. Moratoria on international trade have been effective at allowing several subpopulations on Sumba to increase in number between 1992 and 2002, although densities remained below those typical of other cockatoo species. | ||
'''Diet:''' Fruits, berries, flowers, nuts and seeds. | '''Diet:''' Fruits, berries, flowers, nuts and seeds. | ||
The creator of Songbird ReMix (Ken Gilliland) has a citron named "Elsa" | The creator of Songbird ReMix (Ken Gilliland) has a citron named "Elsa" | ||
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| + | Found in [http://www.daz3d.com/i.x/shop/itemdetails/-/?item=4351&refid=653438178&cat=5 Songbird Remix Second Edition]''' | ||
