The palm cockatoo is a large smoky-grey or black parrot of the cockatoo family native to New Guinea, Aru Islands, and Cape York Peninsula. It has a very large black beak and prominent red cheek patches. The palm cockatoo is found in rainforests and woodlands. It has a unique territorial display where the bird drums with a large stick to a tree, The palm cockatoo often feeds during the early hours of the day on a diet that consists of pandanus fruits, beach almond, cocky apple tree and black bean