White Cockatoo
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Cockatoos

White Cockatoo

Cacatua alba

ENEndangered Endemic to Indonesia
Family
Cockatoos (Cacatuidae)
Order
Psittaciformes

Overview

The white cockatoo (Cacatua alba), also known as the umbrella cockatoo, is a medium-sized all-white cockatoo endemic to tropical rainforest on islands of Indonesia. When surprised, it extends a large and striking head crest, which has a semicircular shape (similar to an umbrella, hence the alternative name). The wings and tail have a pale yellow or lemon color which is exposed when they fly. It is similar to other species of white cockatoo such as yellow-crested cockatoo, sulphur-crested cockatoo, and salmon-crested cockatoo, all of which have yellow, orange or pink crest feathers instead of white.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Northern Moluccas (Bacan, Halmahera, Ternate, Tidore, and adjacent islands).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.