White Cockatoo

How to identify

Field marks

1. Feathers almost entirely white overall
2. White crest forms a semicircle when spread
3. Conspicuous yellow on underwing
4. Bill dark gray

Male, female and young

Males usually have broader heads and larger bills; some adult females have reddish-brown irises, while males have dark brown or black irises.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: May · Most records: Puerto Rico, Philippines, China

White Cockatoo has been recorded at 8 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

To protect this bird from disturbance, we don't list exact sites.

Countries and regions with the most records

Puerto RicoPhilippinesChinaSpain

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 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.

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