Stats

Lifespan: 40-70 yrs
Size: Large
Diet: Herbivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Flock
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Range: Australia
Movement: Flight
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Flock Vigilance
Status: Common

About

A large white parrot native to Australia and New Guinea, instantly recognisable by the bright yellow crest it can fan up and down. Famously long-lived, with captive birds documented past 80 years old.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A few round white eggs are incubated deep in a tree cavity, the female rarely leaving until they hatch.
2.
hatchling
A featherless hatchling is fed regurgitated food by both parents inside a tree cavity.
3.
juvenile
A feathered juvenile fledges with duller plumage than the adults, learning to crack seeds and to call.
4.
adult
Fully grown with bright adult plumage.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Cacatuidae
Genus: Cacatua
Species: Cacatua galerita