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Cockatoos

Galah
(Cacatua roseicapilla)
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Galah
Galah distribution map The Galah is pale grey above and pink below. The male has dark brown eye and female has red eye. Its crest varies from pink in Western Australia to white throughout the rest of Australia. Juvenile Galahs have a grey breast and a grey eye-ring. Often... Read more >
Little Corella
(Cacatua sanguinea)
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Little Corella
Little Corella distribution map The Little Corella is a white cockatoo with very small crest. Has pink throat feathers. It is smaller than the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Read more >
Long-billed Corella
(Cacatua tenuirostris)
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Long-billed Corella
Long-billed Corella distribution map The Long-billed Corella is a white cockatoo with long whitish bill. It has orange-red markings across forehead and across the throat. It has a small crest that is usually folded flat. There is a faint yellowish tinge on the undersides of the wings... Read more >
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
(Cacatua leadbeateri)
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Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo distribution map Major Mitchell's Cockatoo is an attractive white and pink cockatoo with a crest. The crest appears white when down, but shows bright red and yellow bands when raised. The male has a dark brown eye, the female has a reddish eye. Females have... Read more >
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
(Cacatua galerita)
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Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo distribution map 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. Read more >
Gang-Gang Cockatoo
(Callocephalon fimbriatum)
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Gang-Gang Cockatoo
Gang-Gang Cockatoo distribution map The Gang-Gang Cockatoo is a dark grey cockatoo. It has prominent crest. The male has a red head and grey body. The female has grey head and body. Immature birds look like the hen except for some red in the head feathers in young males Read more >
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
(Calyptorhynchus banksii)
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Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo distribution map The Red-tailed Black Cockatoo is a large black cockatoo. Male has red patches on tail. Female has yellow spots on the tail. Read more >
Short-billed Black Cockatoo
(Calyptorhynchus latirostris)
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Short-billed Black Cockatoo
Short-billed Black Cockatoo distribution map The Short-billed Black Cockatoo is a large black cockatoo with round white marking on ear. The tail has white panels. This cockatoo is smaller than the Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo. Read more >
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
(Calyptorhynchus funereus)
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Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo distribution map The Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo is a large black cockatoo with round yellow marking on ear. The tail has pale yellow panels. The male has dark grey upper bill and pink ring round eye. The female has a paler bill and grey ring round eye. Read more >