Common Name: White Cockatoo
Scientific Name: Cacatua alba
Class: Birds
Diet: Herbivore
Size: They average grow around 46 cm meanwhile for their weight can reach 0.4 to 0.8 kg .
Average Lifespan: 40-60 years
Origin: Islands of Indonesia
Conservation Status: Endangered (IUCN , 2018 )
Physical Description
White cockatoo are large parrots with white feathers and black or brown/reddish eyes and dark gray legs and beaks.
Both gender have pale blue ring around their eyes, for iris, the males have in dark brown while the females iris are in red.
Usually females have smaller heads and beaks, compared to males.
Habitat
Tropical rainforest
Did You Know?
The white cockatoo also known as the umbrella cockatoo or white-crested cockatoo.
They are capable of imitating basic human speech but they are not the most able speakers among parrot.
The best thing they do is cuddling and performing Cockatoos they also noisier than many parrots.
They will extends a large and striking head crest when they are surprise.
This cockatoo demands attention and needs an owner who can set boundaries.
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