Most Cockatoos are left handed?

[BillsBirds]

I was talking to a friend who knows a lot about 'toos, and she told me that most cockatoos are left handed. That they hold onto the perch with their right foot, and grasp food, toys, etc. with their left. Cockatiels also. Have 'too guardians here noticed the same thing? How about 'tiels? I've watched my Beasley today, and she does hold things with her left foot. I've cared for a few cockatoos, but, don't remember noticing that.

 

[forbey]

Cockatoos don't have hands. If they did they would be on the ends of their wings. That would make those things with the claws on the end of them ... feet!

I'm sure birds, like any other animal, including humans can be prone to preferring one foot over the next. Not sure if anyone has actually studied communal groupings of left verses right clawed preferences.

 

[SandyBee]

They say most parrots are left footed! google it, there has been studies done.

 

[MonicaMc]

Let's see what photos I might have....

Is that sufficient?

 

[Featheredsamurai]

Rosie tends to hold things with her left foot as well, so does Kenji

 

[SandyBee]

Bosley and August do too.

 

[ruffledfeathers]

Yup, i thought that was a general "fact", like my being right handed. Gilly almost always holds things in his left foot.

 

[christinereed]

I've noticed that our DYH is mostly left-footed.

 

[Nocturnal]

I've noticed all my parrots in general are "left-handed". They eat food with their left foot the most often.

Hey, just like me! xD

 

[Kong]

You can add Kong to the left foot club i am watching him now toy in left foot eating and when he is relaxed his right foot is tucked up

 

[MikeyTN]

You know what, my Dixie must be a strange Cockatoo cause she grab food with her right foot while perching on the left....lol

 

[Jtbirds]

I can as my m2 I pretty universal with his feet and uses whatever he finds available, but my galah is left footed it may seem although switches at times. My medium sulphur with no upper mandibule uses both really because she has to as she is slightly disabled, but working with all the cockatoos I have this theory seems to prove correct.

I'd also like to wonder if owners of eclectus notice there eclectus not holding things SI there feet at all, mine do but only in desperate situations other then that never.. Anyone else have input on that?