Palm Cockatoo

Most of the Australian cockatoos are not common in the UK. The Roseate or Galah being perhaps the most readily available, but still expensive at around £800.00 each. Generally speaking they are much sought after, kept only in small numbers in mostly private collections, mainly because they are so very expensive to buy, if they can be found at all.

Australia has very strict regulations concerning the export of their birds i.e. none allowed.

Even though some of these species are persecuted and slaughtered in some regions of Australia by shooting, poisoning gassing, trapping and/or clubbing, yes clubbing to death; for alleged major crop damage and are classed as pests.  

See our page Cockatoo Culling in Australia - Did you know?

Many of the cockatoo species will feed together in the same area and some can also be found in the large cities, mainly the Sulphur Crested, Roseate and Corella. 

Fantastic photo above of Little Corellas (Sanguinea) or Bare Eyed Cockatoos in tree. Copyright and courtesy of BudgieWorld 

How true the old saying 'the other mans grass is always greener'. British birds are sought after in Australia and never given a second thought over here.

Listed below general information and photo of both the white and black cockatoos, plus Gang Gang, Major Mitchells and Roseate.  

Also often underrated but a very special little bird the Cockatiel.

It has quite a long life span and is very popular as a pet in the UK.

The popularity of the Cockatiel is mainly due to its gentle and friendly nature and talking ability (generally male birds only).

COCKATIEL

nymphicus hollandicus

Size approximately 11-12 inches

Also individually listed at: Cockatiels

In memory of little Bob

GREATER SULPHUR CRESTED COCKATOO

galerita galerita
galerita fitzroyi/triton/eleonora

Size approximately 20 inches

Also individually listed at: Greater Sulphur Crested Cockatoos

The site of many hectares of sunlit, bright green pasture, with the colour accentuated by the snow-white spotting of several hundred Sulphur-crested Cockatoos foraging for food is something to behold, but unfortunately is so seldom appreciated in Australia, by Australians.©SINDEL AND LYNN

BARE EYED COCKATOO or LITTLE CORELLA

sanguinea 

Size approximately 14 inches, males slightly larger

EASTERN LONG BILLED CORELLA

tenuirostris

Size approximately 16 inches, males larger

WESTERN LONG BILLED CORELLA

pastinator

Size approximately 16 inches, males larger

PALM COCKATOO

probosciger aterrimus aterrimus/goliath/stenolophus

Also individually listed at: Palm Cockatoos

Listed CITES Appendix 1
Size approximately 22-28 inches (aterrimus/goliath)
males larger

 
YELLOW TAILED or FUNEREAL COCKATOO

calyptorhynchus funereus

Size approximately 26 inches

WHITE TAILED or CARNABY's COCKATOO

Roost in Salmon Gums but feed on hard fruiting natives like Hakea and Banksias. They are now a threatened species. Carnabys cockatoos are one of the few parrots not hated by farmers as they tend not to go for grain crops.

calyptorhynchus latirostris

BAUDIN'S WHITE TAILED COCKATOO

calyptorhynchus baudinii

Size approximately 26 inches

BANKSIAN or RED TAILED COCKATOO

calyptorhynchus banksii

Size approximately 24-26 inches

GLOSSY BLACK COCKATOO

calyptorhynchus lathami

Size approximately 19 inches

GANG GANG COCKATOO

callocephalon fimbriatum

Size approximately 14 inches

ROSEATE COCKATOO

roseicapillus

Size approximately 12-13 inches

The clearing of land for agriculture and the establishment of permanent watering places both in the inland and coastal regions has enabled this already successful species to become the most successful psittacine in the world.© SINDEL AND LYNN

 
MAJOR MITCHELLS or LEADBEATER'S COCKATOO

leadbeateri

Size approximately 14-15 inches

Thanks to Warwick Remington, Ballarat, Australia for the use of some photos.

Australian cockatoos also individually listed, photographed and described on separate pages on our site.

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