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Yellow-crested Cockatoo
Cacatuidae
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Cacatua sulphurea
Basic stats
Habitat
Wooded and cultivated areas
Range
East Timor and Indonesia (Sulawesi and the Lesser Sundas)
Size
About 34cm
The yellow-crested cockatoo, also known as the lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo, is a medium-sized cockatoo, about 34 cm long, with white plumage, bluish-white bare orbital skin, grey feet, a black bill and a retractile yellow or orange crest. The sexes are similar. It is found in wooded and cultivated areas of East Timor and the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi and the Lesser Sundas (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Yellow-crested Cockatoo live in?
- Wooded and cultivated areas
- Where is the Yellow-crested Cockatoo found?
- East Timor and Indonesia (Sulawesi and the Lesser Sundas)
- How big is the Yellow-crested Cockatoo?
- About 34cm