Most Commonly Kept Cockatoo Species
Beauty of Birds Editorial Team
September 16, 2021 · Updated November 14, 2022 · 1 min read
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Cockatoos most commonly kept in aviculture or as pets:
- Abbott Cockatoos
- Bare-eyed or Little Corella Cockatoos aka Little- or Short-billed Corella Cockatoos or Slender-billed Cockatoos
- Citron Cockatoos aka Citron-crested or Sumba Cockatoos aka Sumba Cockatoos
- Eleanora Cockatoos aka Greater Sulfur Crested Cockatoos, Medium Sulphur Crested Cockatoos
- Galah Cockatoos / Roseate aka Rose-breasted / Roseate Cockatoos
- Goffin’s Cockatoos
- Great White Cockatoos
- Leadbeater’s or Major Mitchell’s Cockatoos aka Pink Cockatoo
- Moluccan or Salmon-crested Cockatoos aka Salmon-crested Cockatoos
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoos
- Umbrella Cockatoos aka White Cockatoos, Umbrella Crested Cockatoos or White-crested Cockatoos
- Yellow-eared Black Cockatoo aka Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos
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