Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

By Charlie • June 4, 2007 • No comments yet

Sulphur-crested Cockatoos Cacatua galerita, one of the largest parrots in the world, are common and very familiar in parts of Australia. Their range extends throughout the northern and eastern mainland and Tasmania. A small population has become established around Perth, Western Australia. The species also occurs in New Guinea and the Aru Islands, and has been introduced into New Zealand and Indonesia.

Sulphur-crested Cockatoos are found in a variety of timbered habitats and are common in suburbia. Noisy and very conspicuous, groups are easy to find in eg Sydney Botanic Gardens where many of these photos were taken.

Photographs copyright Charlie Moores

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Charlie

Charlie works for an airline and has birded all over the world for twenty years. He wants to be a writer, and thinks no-one would believe his life could be so charmed if he didn't take photos of as many of the birds he sees as possible. Blogging with 10,000 Birds fits his aims, needs, and insecurities perfectly. Really - do birders get much more fortunate than this?