Blue-eyed Cockatoo
Cacatua ophthalmica
VUVulnerable Endemic to Papua New Guinea
- Family
- Cockatoos (Cacatuidae)
- Order
- Psittaciformes
Overview
The blue-eyed cockatoo (Cacatua ophthalmica) is a large, mainly white cockatoo about 50 cm (20 in) long with a mobile crest, a black beak, and a light blue rim of featherless skin around each eye that gives this species its name.
Like all cockatoos and many parrots, the blue-eyed cockatoo can use one of its zygodactyl feet to hold objects and to bring food to its beak whilst standing on the other foot. Among bird species as a whole, this is relatively unusual.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
New Ireland and New Britain (eastern Bismarck Archipelago).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
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Countries
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Blue-eyed cockatoo
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
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