Sulphur-crested cockatoo
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The sulphur-crested cockatoo uses its beak and tongue to crack small seeds and eat their insides.
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The sulphur-crested cockatoo uses its beak and tongue to crack small seeds and eat their insides.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Sulphur-crested cockatoo
- Scientific name
- Cacatua galerita
- Japanese name
- キバタン
- Group
- Birds
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Cacatuidae
- Genus
- Cacatua
It lives in Australia, Papua New Guinea and nearby areas, and mainly eats seeds and fruit.
Its body is white, and the yellow crest on its head stands up when it is surprised or excited.
When the flock feeds on the ground, some birds keep watch from the trees and warn the others of danger.
How the Sulphur-crested cockatoo lives
Large flocks often split into smaller groups while searching for food. They generally stay sheltered in the middle of the day. In the late afternoon and evening they feed again, drink, and return to roost.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity WebBasic data
- Weight
- 700–950 gUniversity of Michigan Animal Diversity Web
- Lifespan
- up to 57 years in the wildUniversity of Michigan Animal Diversity Web
- Active
- By day (diurnal)University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web
- Diet
- Seeds, fruit and other foods天王寺動物園
- Range
- Northern and eastern AustraliaUniversity of Michigan Animal Diversity Web
Where the Sulphur-crested cockatoo has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- キバタン
- 简体中文
- 葵花凤头鹦鹉
- 繁體中文
- 葵花鳳頭鸚鵡
- 한국어
- 큰유황앵무
- Español
- Cacatúa galerita
- Français
- Cacatoès à huppe jaune
- Deutsch
- Gelbhaubenkakadu
- Português (Brasil)
- Cacatua-de-crista-amarela
- Italiano
- Cacatua ciuffogiallo
- العربية
- كوكاتو كبريتي العرف
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Kakatua koki
- Русский
- Большой желтохохлый какаду
- Türkçe
- Kükürt taçlı kakadu
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 天王寺動物園 — キバタンChecked: 2026-11-03
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web — Cacatua galeritaChecked: 2026-11-03
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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