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Sulphur-crested Cockatoo with crest raised
Photograph by ozwildlife. Some rights reserved.
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cockatoos are quite acrobatic as they move around trees
Photograph by ozwildlife. Some rights reserved.
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they are quite social and do a fair bit of noisy squabbling
Photograph by ozwildlife. Some rights reserved.
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Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Photograph copyright: Nickolay Tilcheff - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Photograph copyright: Nickolay Tilcheff - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Photograph copyright: Nickolay Tilcheff - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Photograph by Julian Robinson. Some rights reserved.
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BIRD FACTS
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Description
The Sulphur-crested Cockatoo is a large white cockatoo with bright yellow crest. It is the largest white cockatoo in Australia. These cockatoos are sold in the pet trade and can be kept as a pet in large cage or aviary.
Size
45 - 50cm
Environment
Woodland, forest, city parks.
Food
fruit, seeds, nuts, berries, plant shoots and roots, grubs.
Breeding
nests high in hollow tree. 2-3 white eggs
Range
East coast and northern Australia
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Psittaciformes | | Family: | Cacatuidae | | Genus: | Cacatua | | Species: | galerita | | Common Name: | Sulphur-crested Cockatoo |
Relatives in same Genus
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (C. leadbeateri)
Galah (C. roseicapilla)
Little Corella (C. sanguinea)
Long-billed Corella (C. tenuirostris)
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