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Episode Synopsis
The Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo is one of the most instantly recognisable Australian birds. Big, loud and mischievous. Some people love them, some people ... not so much. But they're smart birds that deserve an episode of their own, so let's do it.To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweekWant birds in your inbox? Drop me a line at [email protected] and I'll hook you up with a free weekly bird.Notes:Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo: https://ebird.org/species/succocPowder Down: https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/birdnote-daily/powder-downEpisode 57 - Parrots: https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/1733312/episodes/14752840-parrotsVocal mimicry in parrots: https://www.miragenews.com/vocal-mimicry-in-parrots-why-they-repeat-human-1029293/Syrinx: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982222013112Cockatoos raid bins: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-09-13/cockatoos-cockies-bin-lid-flip-culture-bricks-bird-cognition/101424194
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