Yellow-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua sulphurea
The Yellow-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea) is a rare cockatoo found in 7 countries, weighing about 303 g. The yellow-crested cockatoo also known as the lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo, is a medium-sized cockatoo with white plumage, bluish-white bare orbital skin, grey feet, a black bill, and a retractile yellow or orange crest.
About the Yellow-crested Cockatoo
The yellow-crested cockatoo also known as the lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo, is a medium-sized cockatoo with white plumage, bluish-white bare orbital skin, grey feet, a black bill, and a retractile yellow or orange crest. The sexes are similar.
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in France, Singapore, Philippines, Germany.
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in March. It is a variable species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- What does a Yellow-crested Cockatoo look like?
- The yellow-crested cockatoo also known as the lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo, is a medium-sized cockatoo with white plumage, bluish-white bare orbital skin, grey feet, a black bill, and a retractile yellow or orange crest.
- How big is a Yellow-crested Cockatoo?
- The Yellow-crested Cockatoo is a large sized bird weighing about 303 g.
- Where can you see a Yellow-crested Cockatoo?
- The Yellow-crested Cockatoo occurs in 7 countries, including Hong Kong SAR China, Indonesia and Timor-Leste.
- What birds look similar to a Yellow-crested Cockatoo?
- The Yellow-crested Cockatoo is most easily confused with the Solomons Corella, the Blue-eyed Cockatoo and the White Cockatoo.
- Is the Yellow-crested Cockatoo endangered?
- The Yellow-crested Cockatoo is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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