Cockatoos: Size, Range, Weight & Breeding Data

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Data Included for each species:

• Common & Scientific Names
• Native Range
• Length from beak to tip of tail
• Average Clutch Size and Average Incubation Period

Bare-eyed Cockatoo or Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea: normantomi, sanguinea)

• Range: Central, western, and northern Australia
• 38 cm / 15.2 in
• 2 to 3 eggs incubated for 21 – 27 days

Blue-eyed Cockatoo (Cacatua ophthalmica)

• Range: New Ireland, New Guinea
• 45 cm / 18 in
• 2 eggs incubated for about 30 days

Carnaby’s White-tailed Black Cockatoos

Sub-Species / Races Including Nominate: baudinii, tenuirostris, funereus, xanthonotus … White-eared Cockatoos

• Range: Southeastern and extreme southwestern Australia; Tasmania
• 58-65 cm / 23.2-26 in
• 1 to 2 eggs incubated for 28 to 30 days

Cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus)

• Range: Australia, except for humid, coastal areas
• 32 cm / 12.8 in
• 4 to 6 eggs incubated for 18 to 21 days

Ducorp’s Cockatoos (Cacatua ducorpsii )

• Range: Solomon Islands
• 31 cm / 12.4 in
• 2 to 4 eggs incubated for 26 – 28 days

Galahs (Eolophus roseicapillus: assimilis, roseicapillus)

• Range: Central, northern, and western Australia
• 35 cm / 14 in
• 3 to 6 eggs incubated for 20 to 24 days

Gang-gang Cockatoos (Callocephalon fimbriatum)

• Range: Extreme southeast coast of Australia; Northern Tasmania
• 35 cm / 14 in
• 2 to 3 eggs incubated for 24 to 28 days

Glossy Cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus lathami)

• Range: Extreme eastern Australia
• 48 cm / 19.2 in
• 1 egg incubated for about 29 days

Goffin’s Cockatoos (Cacatua goffini)

• Range: Tanimbar Islands (Maluku Province)
• 29 cm / 11.6 in
• 2 to 4 eggs incubated for 21 – 26 days

Leadbeater’s or Major Mitchell’s Cockatoos aka Pink Cockatoo, Cacatua leadbeateri (Cacatua leadbeateri: leadbeateri, mollis)

• Range: Interior and southwestern Australia
• 38 cm / 15.2 in
• 3 to 4 eggs incubated for 22 to 26 days

Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoos or Yellow-crested Cockatoos (Cacatua sulphurea: abbotti, citrinocristata, djampeana, occidentalis, parvula, sulphurea)

• Range: Sulawesi (formerly known as Celebes) – part of the Maluku island group in Indonesia Group, Indonesia; Timor; Neighboring islands
• 31-34 cm / 12.4-13.6 in
• 3 to 5 eggs incubated for 22 to 27 days

Long-billed Corellas (Cacatua tenuirostris: tenuirostris)

• Range: Southeastern and southwestern Australia
• 38 cm / 15.2 in
• 2 to 4 eggs incubated for 24 to 28 days

Moluccan Cockatoos or Salmon-crested Cockatoos (Cacatua moluccensis)

• Range: Southern Molucca Islands
• 55 cm / 22 in
• 2 eggs incubated for 28 – 30 days

Palm Cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus: aterrimus, goliath, stenolophus)

• Range: New Guinea; Cape York Peninsula
• 55-70 cm / 22-28 in
• 1 egg incubated for 28 – 31 days

Red-tailed Cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus magnificus: macrorhynchus, magnificus, naso, samueli)

• Range: Northern, southwestern, and interior areas of Australia
• 55-62 cm / 22-24.8 in
• 1 to 3 eggs incubated for 28 – 31 days

Red-vented Cockatoos (Cacatua haematuropygia)

• Range: Philippines
• 31 cm / 12.4 in
• 2 to 4 eggs incubated for 24 to 29 days

Slender-billed or Bare-eyed Cockatoo or Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea: normantomi, sanguinea)

• Range: Central, western, and northern Australia
• 38 cm / 15.2 in
• 2 to 3 eggs incubated for 21 – 27 days

Sulphur-crested Cockatoos (Cacatua galerita: eleanora, fitzroyi, galerita, triton)

• Range: New Guinea; Eastern and northern coastal Australia; Tasmania
• 45-50 cm / 18-20 in
• 2 to 4 eggs incubated for 22 to 28 days

Triton Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita triton aka Cacatua triton)

• Range: New Guinea
• 45 cm – 18 in
• 2 to 3 eggs incubated for 25 – 27 days

Umbrella Cockatoo or White Cockatoos (Cacatua alba)

• Range: Central and northern Molucca Islands
• 40-45 cm / 16-18 in
• 2 eggs incubated for 27 – 29 days

Average Weight of Cockatoo Species

Galah / Rose-breasted

• Average Weight / Weight Ranges: 345 grams (281-390 grams)

Gang Gang

• Average Weight / Weight Ranges: 280 grams

Goffin’s

• Average Weight / Weight Ranges: 221-386 grams
• Average Chick Weight: 10

Greater Sulphur-crested

• Average Weight / Weight Ranges: 880 grams

Lesser Sulphur-crested

• Average Weight / Weight Ranges: 350 grams

Moluccan

• Average Weight / Weight Ranges: 640-1025 grams (average 850)
• Average Chick Weight: 20

Palm

• Average Weight / Weight Ranges: 900 grams (Adults range from 600-1000)
• Average Chick Weight: 18

Umbrella

• Average Weight / Weight Ranges: 458-750 grams (average 600 to 700 g)
• Average Chick Weight: 18