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White-crested Cockatoo
Also Known As: Great White Cockatoo, White Cockatoo, Umbrella Cockatoo
Umbrella Cockatoo
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Did You Know?
Is more tolerant to habitat disturbance than the Moluccan Cockatoo and is found in selectively logged areas, plantations, and degraded woodlands.
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Species Profile
Genus:Cacatua
Species:
alba
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 46cm (18 in) | 550g (19.25 oz) |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Both adults completely white; have backward curving crest; yellow suffusion under wings. Eye ring off white. Eye dark brown in male, red/brown in female.
Colourization Juvenile: As adult but with dark grey eye.
Call: Loud, grating screech; alarm is hissing voice.
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Content Sources:
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CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1402&m=0
Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.lynxeds.com/
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots: Status Survey and Conservation Plan 2000-2004, Snyder, McGowan, Gilardi and Grajal, 2000.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1989.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
Avian Pediatric Seminar Proceedings, various authors, 1988.
Psittacine Aviculture, Schubot, Clubb and Clubb, 1992.
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