Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita· 凤头鹦鹉科(4 photos)
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
44-51 cm. Familiar, noisy 'white cockatoo' with blackish bill, upswept yellow crest; faint yellow cheek mark; underwings, undertail washed yellow. Parties to flocks of hundreds: adaptable - feeds on ground in grasslands, or in rainforest trees, e.g. Hoop Pines. Flies on broad, rounded-rectangular wings with steady, or stiff, irregular wingbeats, flap-flap-glide sequences, fast swoops.
- Other name
- White Cockatoo.
- Similar Species
- corellas.
- Voice
- raucous, shattering screeches; sharp squawks, whistles.
- Habitat
- tropical, temperate rainforests; palm forests, swamp woodlands; eucalyptus forests and woodlands; river red gums in pastoral country and on watercourses; mangroves, farmlands, crops, city parks, gardens.
- Breeding
- Aug.-Jan. in s.; May-Sept. in n.
- Nest
- on decayed debris in tree-hollow, usually high; hole in cliff.
- Eggs
- 2-3; white, oval.
- Range & Status
- coastal, sub-coastal n. and e. Aust., Tas.; introduced to s. WA before 1935. Common to abundant. Sedentary. Also PNG, islands; introduced NZ.
- Distribution key to races
- 1. Cacatua galerita galerita 2. Cacatua galerita fitzroyi
