Cockatoos
Australia • New Guinea • Indonesia • Philippines
From the majestic Black Palm and dramatic Salmon-crested to the playful Galah and striking black cockatoos — cockatoos are among the most intelligent, affectionate, and charismatic parrots in the world. Explore our full collection of all the species we’ve covered.
Bare-eyed Cockatoo
Cacatua sanguinea
Cheeky and social with distinctive bare eye-rings. One of the most common corellas in Australia.
Baudin’s Black Cockatoo
Zanda baudinii
Long-billed black cockatoo from Western Australia. Endangered specialist.
Black Palm Cockatoo
Probosciger aterrimus
The largest cockatoo with a massive beak and gentle personality.
Blue-eyed Cockatoo
Cacatua ophthalmica
Rare beauty with vivid blue eye-rings from New Britain.
Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo
Zanda latirostris
Short-billed black cockatoo from Western Australia. Endangered.
Ducorps’ Cockatoo
Cacatua ducorpsii
Gentle and relatively quiet white cockatoo from the Solomon Islands.
Galah Cockatoo
Eolophus roseicapilla
Cheerful pink and grey favourite of Australia. Very playful and talkative.
Gang-gang Cockatoo
Callocephalon fimbriatum
Small helmeted cockatoo with scarlet crest in males. Gentle and quiet.
Glossy Black Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus lathami
Elegant black cockatoo and she-oak specialist. Vulnerable in some areas.
Goffin’s Cockatoo
Cacatua goffiniana
Small, clever, and highly playful Tanimbar Corella. Excellent problem solver.
Long-billed Corella
Cacatua tenuirostris
Elegant white cockatoo with a very long, slender bill from southeastern Australia.
Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo
Lophochroa leadbeateri
One of the most beautiful cockatoos with its spectacular multi-coloured crest.
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus banksii
Powerful black cockatoo with vivid red tail panels. Widespread in Australia.
Red-vented Cockatoo
Cacatua haematuropygia
Beautiful Philippine cockatoo with bright red undertail. Critically Endangered.
Salmon-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua moluccensis
Large and dramatic with a spectacular salmon-pink crest. Vulnerable.
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita
Iconic loud white cockatoo with massive yellow crest. Very popular.
Umbrella Cockatoo
Cacatua alba
Dramatic broad crest and very cuddly personality from the Moluccas.
Western Corella
Cacatua pastinator
Long-billed white cockatoo from southwestern Western Australia.
Yellow-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua sulphurea
Critically endangered lesser sulphur-crested with bright yellow crest.
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
Zanda funerea
Elegant black cockatoo with bright yellow tail panels from eastern Australia.
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