This article is about the species. For the genus of (mostly) white cockatoos, see Cacatua.
White cockatoo
At Pairi Daiza, Belgium
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Psittaciformes
Family:
Cacatuidae
Genus:
Cacatua
Subgenus:
Cacatua
Species:
C. alba
Binomial name
Cacatua alba
(Müller, PLS, 1776)
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.
^BirdLife International (2018). "Cacatua alba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22684789A131915204. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22684789A131915204.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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