Gimli the Goffin's Cockatoo Screaming (turn down your volume)

[@lisabanerjee7942]

Lol 😂lol that’s the sound I’ve been hearing going on 32 years same parrot Rico & I will be together 32 years this Aug 12th & I wouldn’t change a thing ♥️🤍♥️

[@tjrox]

I’ve had a Goffin for 37 years. Sounds just like that at times. Other times he makes really sweet sounds.

[@noranawa4loans]

We have a citron crested. I see a lot of goffins that have major plucking issues more so than all cockatoos? Goffins are the best dancers. I love them so much.

[@JasonBason]

@@noranawa4loans yeah, I’ve heard goffins are the worst pluckers

[@sophieabbott4410]

Omg! The cockatiel in the background needs some love, lol! The cockatiel noises are so quiet compared to the cockatoo also (obviously but it's nice to see a direct comparison)

[@UpintheOaks_1]

+Sophie Abbott Thanks for noticing Gino! He is the favorite and is very spoiled. He is asking for attention, too!

[@lisabanerjee7942]

He was yelling to tell you mom come in here with me lol see he stopped when you walked in & the goffin has you trained 😅😅😅

[@floofybird]

I love the little feather that drops...lol....I have a g2 as well and she does the same thing. I try so hard to ignore her! You look like you have some fun cagetop sets over there...I'm doing something similar with my birds as playgym kinda things.

[@cathyt144]

I have a 23 yr old female,Mattie and a 10 yr old male. Frosty. They have nightly screamfest sessions before bedtime. Its adorable. They have been slowly getting aquainted for about 4 mos. hes not as tame and sweet as she is so we are working on that. Im hopeing they will eventually bond and start breeding. I love goffins. ❤️😀

[@HalfDecentTrashCollection2001]

Oh, what a cute bird-* Godzilla 2014 roar*- ooohkay...

[@UpintheOaks_1]

He turns into Godzilla as soon as the sun goes down.

[@6316489]

they do that when the want attention had one 30 yrs just died they are the most affectionate birds love to cuddle and be petted they need lots of attention there is no downside to owning one

[@UpintheOaks_1]

You are right, unless your husband or wife objects to the nightly noisy periods - that's the only downside.

[@MegaKillWhitey]

first rescue bird I got = Peaches, an abused & neglected Maluccan. 2nd was Y2K another Moluccan. ALSO physically abused & neglected. Peaches and me 8 yrs now, Y2K almost 3 yrs. we all get along just fine. a very happy & contented flock.

[@ogEmugirl]

As soon as he gets some recognition, the cheeky eye while preening. OMG haha mine do this to me too. There's NO PARROT MORE MANIPULATIVE than a cockatoo. Thanks for posting! I have a u2 and an m2 and I've never heard a goffin's scream so I checked out this video. Ugh. Small package, large scream. There's a lady trying to sell a screamer Goffin for 1200 in my area and I'm going to offer her 0 dollars and a forever home.... But she won't take it. I hate how people fail to research these birds!

[@UpintheOaks_1]

Tara Lynn Thanks! That is exactly why I posted this video. They look so cute, but then they can be very, very loud. Nobody wants to put up the negative side of their pets. Gimli is very quiet, for a cockatoo, but he makes this sound when he wants us to go to bed. Last night, after everyone was in bed, he started this screaming. I got up and found someone had left a light on. I hope he can also alert us to something important, but he usually just hisses if he's disturbed in the dark.

[@davidgreen5099]

Ive had a U2 for 30 years, I completely agree, don't get one if you're not in it for the long haul.

[@swedeangel64]

Ha ha ha… Sounds very familiar. 😁

[@sAmZy1993]

Glad to see that he doesn't have feather-picking problems :)

[@TheBirdyBabe]

Very accurate description! Even when they're happy, they can be loud. It takes the smallest thing to make them unhappy. Sometimes I think it's the wind that causes Arthur to scream, because he doesn't liek the shadows of the trees on our house. About 92-93 decibels from how I've measured it. Boo and Arthur have different screams and I can tell them apart by voice.

[@poobuwuubu7908]

How loud is this screaming and really does it ever get high pitch.

[@shantikeet]

I'm glad he has a good home poor baby

[@UpintheOaks_1]

He was a poor baby, now 16 years later he thinks he's the boss.

[@emilyberry3872]

Cue mad naughbors

[@UpintheOaks_1]

Gimli is a happy, free bird. I have added more info to the info notes above about him. He is a rescue bird.

[@EricBryan]

My Goffins has a ear piercing screech too but it doesn't sound like Gimli's. Interesting how different each cockatoo's screech is. Gimli looks like a real sweet bird!

[@UpintheOaks_1]

He is very sweet and I think he's obsessed with me.

[@MrInCeX]

If he does that all the time when you are not there for example its because he is scared alone.. put him in a cage when he goes to sleep and cover him with a blanket (the whole cage I mean) and if not sleep next to it but very close so that he wont be scared.. Hope I helped you out

[@jenniferlim1647]

I have a goffin: Crazy now she's crazy that's why her name is Crazy!

[@UpintheOaks_1]

Great name! Gimli isn't really crazy, he's a good bird, usually.

[@BIRDANGAL]

MY COCKATOO DID THAT TODAY HE WAS SCARREM FOR RAY MY BOYFRAND HE WAS CALLING HEM JUST LIKE THAT! I AM USED TO MY GOFFON TOOS SCRIMMONG I HAVE HAD HEM SANCE HE WAS 3 AND NOW HE IS 7 YEARS OLD NOW

[@dierkrieger]

Mine does this all the time.

[@parrots4life74]

This is a Corella Hybrid, yeah? Cute little guy, glad my Cocky isn't like this, but most do have a very big voice that will carry! Hahaha

[@UpintheOaks_1]

+Mercifa Misuki No, this is not a hybrid, this is a Goffin's Cockatoo. It does look very similar to a Corella.

[@parrots4life74]

Uh, alright then. The looks have just thrown me off a bit, thanks for replying. :)

[@seattlegrrlie]

I could ignore that... but could my neighbors. Sigh.

[@BabyCola]

Please Search up sun conures. They are much much louder.

[@UpintheOaks_1]

crayfishtickler2 Sunnies are very loud, too, especially a lot of them. If you don't think Gimli is loud, then your speakers are not reproducing it properly. Not only is this cry loud, it's meant to carry a long distance, so it has a weird vibration to it that hits a nerve in your head that goes down to your backbone. You can't get that from a computer speaker, not even my Boze can reproduce it - it just sounds like scratching. OH, NO! Gimli just answered himself and he was sitting right next to me!!! OUCH! Thanks for the demo, Gimli. Yes, you are louder than the bird on the video.

[@parrots4life74]

+BabyCola Sun conures are very loud, no doubts there, but cockatoo are loud on a whole different level, their voices carry, not to say sunnies can't, but cocktoos will travel not only to your net door neighbours, but across at least 4 houses along. And if done next to your ear, can actually do harm and leave a ringing for 10 minutes or so.

[@heidikucera6669]

I have a goffin and he screeches so loud that it hurts your ears. Little kids cry. He does have some sweet sounds, but the loud screeches is terrible

[@blodgettshouseofinsanity]

I want to get a goffin but I go to to school on weekdays from 7 to 2. In The morning and afternoon when I get home I will let out and give it lots of attention specially on the weekends if I'm not working. But is that enough? Will it get lonely and sad? My house is also on the load side I want to make sure that the noise will not scare it. Should I get a cockatiel instead? I hear they require less attention and are still very cuddly and good birds.

[@kyle998cc]

This is nothing compared to my Mtoo

[@jarrineshaw2144]

His nares look like he needs a good bath. Not a criticism, just an observation. I love my Alex GT but only respond to him when he talks and ignore him when he screams. Thank you for rescuing him! I help run an exotic bird rescue in Portland Oregon and know how important it is to rescue when and where you can.

[@UpintheOaks_1]

Jarrine Shaw - Yes, he loves baths and has one available all the time - his big water bowl. He especially loves to be sprayed. He was found on a road in 1998, neglected for 4 years, then given to us in '02.

[@Kellexar]

I hate this attitude that all bird owners seem to have when they post videos online. They're always very preachy, OH YOU THINK YOU CAN HANDLE A BIRD? YOU CAN'T. Like somehow you're the only person in the entire world who's a special enough snowflake to handle owning a bird. I have a Goffin myself and she's very loud and very needy, but it's not like it's not something anyone could handle without the proper training. I know that people taking in birds and then deciding they don't want them is a real issue, but I don't think the way to go about fighting for them is to try to scare people away from owning one. Inform people, don't talk down on them.

[@UpintheOaks_1]

The comment wasn't aimed at you, it was at all those people who think cockatoos are "cute" or "sweet." If I only put up the video of him picking cards or taking a bath, it would be deceptive. If you watched the whole thing, you would see that he calmed down and wanted a scratch. I know someone who runs a puppy mill for Umbrellas and I think it's very irresponsible for people buying them not to know what they are getting into, which you would have gotten if you read all my comments, too. I've had Gimli since 2002 and this is just a sample of what he is capable of, as you know, they have an alarm scream that's twice as penetrating as this. This is just his "I need attention" noise. I never said "YOU CAN'T" or even yelled in all-caps, so please, next time you want to attack a video, please put yourself back into the freezer before melting.

[@mmsolo5107]

I hear you Jet. I've grown tired of the high and mighty preaching. I own an Eclectus and they can get extremely loud. I just think there is a better way of informing people instead of the high and mighty approach.

[@AnaS-wf3ii]

Agreed dont push people away for them screaming

[@ColumbianSpirit]

Jet Brody I have to give my Goffin peanut butter or he throws a tantrum for literal hours....

[@ColumbianSpirit]

Follow up, he’s super sweet.

[@azrajah]

Is this a normal scream or something he does due to his difficult past?

[@UpintheOaks_1]

From what I've read, this is normal behavior and normal volume. He doesn't chew like other Goffin's so he has been cage-free since we got him. He doesn't have all his toes, so he only lands on certain things.

[@ryanmichalski3490]

That is just what I want for my humble abode! Lol. NOT!!!

[@tylerrobinson739]

this is the very reason why I hate birds now. My mom got one and I have an instant headache when I hear this. The bird is sweet and doesn't bite but is extremely loud. that bird caused my mom and I to have relationship problems to this day.

[@UpintheOaks_1]

Tyler, I'm so sorry to hear that! My husband doesn't like Gimli, but if he ever seriously wanted me to get rid of him, I would. Don't let an animal come between you and your mom! She can't give him up because that bird will be with her long after you have left and you can't wait for it to die before making up with your mom. Since you are a child of hers and not her husband, you don't have the authority to ask her to get rid of it. If it's still alive now, wear big soundproof earphones (earbuds or plugs don't make a statement) whenever you are near the bird - maybe your mom will get the hint and move the bird to another room when you are there. It's worth a try! If nothing else you will be protecting your hearing.

[@bribowl]

Yeh. That's how an unhappy one acts

[@UpintheOaks_1]

He's only unhappy that he's not getting scratched at that moment - he wants me to quit typing and pay attention to him!