Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita
Freshwater Lake, Centenary Lakes, Cairns North, FNE Qld IMG_5033 20210309 - galerita CLICK for closeup showingwhite orbital skin.
Notes: Large, bulky. Mostly white w. forward-curving sulphur-yellow
crest. Yellow wash to ear
coverts & under. Black bill. Orbital skin ~white
(galerita) or pale blue (fitzroyi). Iris dark brown,
male; red-brown,
darkens w. age, female. Flight: often misses a wing-beat with short glides
between
regular flaps on broad wings. Calls include extremely loud harsh screeches. Gregarious.
In various woodland habitats, including parks and gardens.
Range from Morcombe©(modified)
Cairns North, FN Qld IMG_8182 20170722 - galerita white orbital skin. Female: red-brown iris. CLICK for closeup.
Cemetery, Cairns North, FNE Qld IMG_4977 20230729 - galerita
Goulurn River, Seymour, C Vic IMG_1130 20210108 - galerita
Ubirr, Kakadu, N NT IMG_3376 20180727 - fitzroyi CLICK for closeup showing pale blue orbital skin.
Ubirr, Kakadu, N NT IMG_3377 20180727 - fitzroyi CLICK for closeup showing pale blue orbital skin.
Koolpin Gorge, Kakadoo NP, N NT IMG_7598 20180727 - fitzroyi
Burnum Burnum Sanctuary, Woronora, Sydney, E NSW IMG_0443 20201218 - galerita juvenile in hollow. CLICK for parent.
Foreshore, Cairns North, FNE Qld IMG_9339 20200506 - galerita eating 'Beach Almond'
Tumbarumba, S NSW MVI_6391 20170202 - galerita
King Valley, EC Vic MVI_5766+5767 20071107 - galerita