AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE: Cockatoos Video! | EXCLUSIVE WEBSITE VIDEO

AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE: Cockatoos Video! | EXCLUSIVE WEBSITE VIDEO

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. 

The Sulphur-crested Cockatoo is a large white parrot. It has a dark grey-black bill, a distinctive sulphur-yellow crest and a yellow wash on the underside of the wings. Sexes are similar, although the female can be separated at close range by its red-brown eye (darker brown in the male). This is a noisy and conspicuous cockatoo, both at rest and in flight. Young Sulphur-crested Cockatoos resemble the adults.

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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. WikipediaLifespan: 20 – 40 years (In the wild)Mass: 780 g Encyclopedia of Life

Scientific name: Cacatua galerita

Conservation status: Least Concern (Population decreasing)Length: 50 cm

 Species Habitat.

WHERE DO THEY LIVE? Sulphur-crested Cockatoos are widely distributed throughout open timbered country in northern, eastern and south eastern mainland Australia, as well as Tasmania and several smaller offshore islands. They have been introduced to Perth in Western Australia.

Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo – Billabong Sanctuary – Australian …

sulphur crested cockatoo habitatBreedsSulphur crested cockatoos breed once yearly. Sulphur-crested cockatoos breed between August and January in the southern parts of their range and between May and September in the northern parts of their range.