Coho Parrot Cockatoo Alexander, NC

Coho is a 14 year old, gorgeous male Moluccan cockatoo looking for a person who can devote time and has previous experience with bird behavior. Coho loves to destroy his toys and boxes, take showers, he is also an excellent fruit and vegetable eater. At the beginning of every day he will greet you with a “good morning” and desire head scratches. Coho is not skilled at stepping up, and behavior-wise he can be unpredictable. He says “I love you”, “what are you doing”, and “pretty bird”, and he also enjoys laughing. His favorite treats include almonds. Coho is looking for home where he can be provided with lots of love, toys, and patience.

Male cockatoos are generally boisterous, loud, high energy, and unpredictable. They need homes committed to understanding behavior (flock behavior, positive reinforcement, never try to snuggle, the ability to keep them BUSY, etc)?

Cockatoos usually do best in a home with other birds (cockatoos preferably), so they don’t depend completely on people, and become dysfunctionally attached to you. This is what leads to some problems (screaming, latching on and biting hard, etc). However, in past homes and foster homes, Coho isn't always good around other birds.

Like all cockatoos and parrots, he also needs a home that is NOT interested in a cockatoo or parrot to snuggle. Some mistakenly believe cockatoos are naturally snuggly. Snuggling a cockatoo can lead to behavioral and physical problems, so they should not be pet anywhere other than their heads. (No petting down the back, under wings, etc. This is sexually stimulating and can lead to increased hormone production, decreasing the calcium in their bones, hyperactive egg laying, screaming, feather damaging behavior, cloacal/vent prolapse, or chasing/attacking other family members (because a pair bond is formed with an individual, and certain times of the year they want to go off my themselves to raise a family, so may attack other household members to drive them away)). Mammals like dogs or cats are better matches for homes interested in a companion animal with whom to snuggle.

So, if you are obsessed with positive reinforcement training, enrichment, are high energy, and are up for a challenge - male cockatoos are for you!

Interested in learning more about Coho?

The best way to learn more about him is to complete our parrot match application, found under the "Adoption" tab on our website, www.phoenixlanding.org and send it in so you will be connected with the adoption coordinator for your area. Attending one of our core parrot care classes is also required in order to adopt a parrot. A list of them may be found at https://www.phoenixlanding.org/events.html. Those classes that count as part of the adoption process are noted with an icon beside their title.

Phoenix Landing offers educational classes and facilitates parrot adoptions in Maryland, D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, and northern Florida. Phoenix Landing does not ship birds.