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Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita(Latham, 1790)
Native
- Order
- PSITTACIFORMES
- Family
- Cacatuidae
- Genus
- Cacatua
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The sulphur-crested cockatoo is a relatively large white cockatoo found in wooded habitats in Australia, New Guinea, and some of the islands of Indonesia. They can be locally very numerous, leading to them sometimes being considered pests. A highly intelligent bird, they are well known in aviculture, although they can be demanding pets.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- New Guinea and satellites and north and east Australia and Tasmania
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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