Yellow-crested cockatoos
Features:
- Medium-sized cockatoo measuring about 33 to 40 cm in length.
- Mostly white plumage with bright yellow or orange erectile crest on the head.
- Has bluish-white bare skin around the eyes.
- Social bird, often found in pairs or small flocks; monogamous with pairs staying together for life.
Habitat:
- Native to East Timor and Indonesia (Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas).
- Inhabits evergreen, moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests, forest edges, scrub, and cultivated agricultural lands.
- Introduced populations established in urban areas such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and China.
- Nests in tree cavities, particularly in dead or rotting trees or reused cavities made by other animals.
Conservation Status:
- Classified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.
- Population in the wild estimated between 1,200 to 2,000 mature individuals and declining.
- Main threats: habitat loss due to logging, agriculture, palm oil plantations, and illegal trapping for the pet trade.
- Conservation efforts include habitat protection, anti-poaching actions, installation of artificial nesting boxes, and ecological monitoring.
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