Cockatoo

About

How cockatoo lives

Cockatoos are intelligent parrots with expressive crests and strong curved bills. Many cockatoos use loud calls to keep contact with flock mates. Forest habitats reward animals that can climb, hide, or move quietly through layered vegetation.

Conservation

Status and habitat pressure

Stable populations still depend on habitat quality, food availability, and low human pressure. Protecting cockatoo also depends on keeping forest, grassland habitats healthy and connected.

Common species still depend on habitat quality, clean water, food webs, and low disturbance.

Quick Facts

Things to notice

• Many cockatoos use loud calls to keep contact with flock mates.
• Many birds rely on sharp vision and route memory to navigate long distances.
• Forest habitats reward animals that can climb, hide, or move quietly through layered vegetation.
• Stable populations still depend on habitat quality, food availability, and low human pressure.