The 'Ringo Starr' of birds is now endangered – here’s how we can still save our drum-playing palm cockatoos
- Written by Christina N. Zdenek, Lab Manager/Post-doc at the Venom Evolution Lab, The University of Queensland
Palm cockatoo breeding pair at the nesting hollow. Female on left, male on the right.Christina N. ZdenekEnvironmental scientists see flora, fauna and phenomena the rest of us rarely do. In this series, we’ve invited them to share their unique photos from the field.
Australia’s largest parrot, the palm cockatoo, is justifiably famous as...

















