, also, in my own experience with Moluccan's is they can tend to be a one person or one gender bird very easily if not well socialized at a very young age, and still thats no gurantee they won't be....if you never want to be chastised by the birdie police.....pronounce it MOE-LUCK-EN and not MA-LOU-KIN as so many do, also makes ya look bird savy 
, they are a bird for the experienced BIG bird handler, with small kids in the house this wouldn't be a bird I would recommend, Moluccan's like most all other Too's are very demanding and will let you know VOCALLY when they don't get the attention they feel they deserve, Moluccans and Umbrellas are very popular as pets, but sadly they are also two of the Cockatoo species you most see in rescue shelters :31:
, besides the price usually scares em off anyway.....lol
. I love them dearly and they do well with me but they are very emotionally needy creatures. They have incredible personalities and require a lot of face time, lots of personal development time....Their language is different than macaw language and their body language is also different. I cannot address the inter species language differences b/w cockies having no experience there. They feel like owls when you hold them. Soft and fluffy....absolutely amazing. You just want to hold them and kiss them and bury your face in their necks....
