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Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Cacatua galerita

Description:

The Sulphur-crested Cockatoo is a large white parrot. It has a dark grey-black bill, a distinctive sulphur-yellow crest and a yellow wash on the underside of the wings. Sexes are similar, although the female can be separated at close range by its red-brown eye (darker brown in the male). This is a noisy and conspicuous cockatoo, both at rest and in flight. Young Sulphur-crested Cockatoos resemble the adults.

Habitat:

Semi parkland within a large National Park.

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4 Comments

sarahaw1981
sarahaw1981 10 years ago

Impressive rendition! I almost could hear it! :-)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

just for you Sara... 'rrrrrrRRrrrrrrrrRRrrrr rrrRRrrrrrRRrrrrrr ek ek ek ek ek ek'

sarahaw1981
sarahaw1981 10 years ago

Half hate and love that sound :-)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Young cockies resemble the adults.. except for those crazy whining sounds they make to get a feed :-)

TonyMarkham
Spotted by
TonyMarkham

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Jan 4, 2011
Submitted on Jul 26, 2013

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