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Blue-eyed Cockatoo
Cacatua ophthalmica Sclater, PL, 1864
50 cmLength492 gWeight
The blue-eyed cockatoo (Cacatua ophthalmica) is a large, mainly white cockatoo about 50 cm (20 in) long with a mobile crest, a black beak, and a light blue rim of featherless skin around each eye that gives this species its name.
Busiest months: July–August · Most records: Papua New Guinea
Where and when it's recorded
Blue-eyed Cockatoo has been recorded at 4 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Kulu RiverPapua New Guinea149 records
- Garu WMAPapua New Guinea127 records
- Walindi Dive ResortPapua New Guinea47 records
More places
- Numondo Cattle FarmPapua New Guinea11 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The blue-eyed cockatoo (Cacatua ophthalmica) is a large, mainly white cockatoo about 50 cm (20 in) long with a mobile crest, a black beak, and a light blue rim of featherless skin around each eye that gives this species its name.
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Questions
How big is the Blue-eyed Cockatoo?
The Blue-eyed Cockatoo is about 50 cm long and weighs around 492 g.
Where does the Blue-eyed Cockatoo live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: New Britain (southeastern Bismarck Archipelago). It is most often recorded in Papua New Guinea.
When is the best time to see the Blue-eyed Cockatoo?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in July and August (Southern Hemisphere).
Is the Blue-eyed Cockatoo endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Blue-eyed Cockatoo as Vulnerable.
What does the Blue-eyed Cockatoo eat?
Main food: Seeds.
What family is the Blue-eyed Cockatoo in?
It belongs to the family Cockatoos (Cacatuidae), order Parrot (Psittaciformes).
At a glance
- Length
- 50 cm
- Weight
- 492 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Seeds
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
More measurements
- Wing
- 291 mm
- Tail
- 169 mm
- Bill
- 41 mm
- Tarsus
- 29 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Australasia: New Britain (southeastern Bismarck Archipelago)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
Other birds in the genus Cacatua
Pink CockatooCacatua leadbeateri
Red-vented CockatooCacatua haematuropygia
Tanimbar CorellaCacatua goffiniana
Solomons CorellaCacatua ducorpsii
Western CorellaCacatua pastinator
Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
Long-billed CorellaCacatua tenuirostris
White CockatooCacatua alba
Salmon-crested CockatooCacatua moluccensis
Yellow-crested CockatooCacatua sulphurea
Citron-crested CockatooCacatua citrinocristata
Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
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