BGNP8 picture by R. Bell Palm Cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus This picture of the Palm Cockatoo was taken with the Bird Breeder at the Kansas City Zoo and is a favourite pet. Palm Cockatoos are confined to the Cape York Peninsula and roost singly on the tops of tall trees and return to their roosts just before sunset. Their diet is seeds, nuts, fruit and leaf buds including berries.
Palm cockatoos look heavy in flight but often glide on down turned wings.