Sulphur-crested cockatoo
Sulphur-crested cockatoos are large white parrots with yellow heads and tails. There are four subspecies of the bird. They live in Australian forests. Farmers do not like sulphur-crested cockatoos because the cockatoos eat vegetables that the farmers have grown. They are a protected species, but sometimes get shot.
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C. galerita in Tasmania, Australia | |
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Subfamily: | Cacatuinae |
Genus: | Cacatua |
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Cacatua galerita | |
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Australian sulphur-crested cockatoo range (in red) |
Many people like sulphur-crested cockatoos and keep them as pets. They are very loud and have a natural desire to chew wood and other materials. They are very long-lived. In captivity they can live to 70 years. One cockatoo called Fred was still alive at 100 years of age in 2014.[1]
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