Yellow-crested cockatoo

Yellow-crested cockatooA white cockatoo from Indonesia, with a yellow crest that can be raised.What does it look like?The cheeks and underside of the tail are also tinged yellow, contrasting with the white body.Rest and feeding in a Sulawesi cockatooA study of the Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo recorded rest as its most frequent daily activity. At Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park in Southeast Sulawesi, researchers observed the nominate subspecies in February 2011, taking a scan sample every three minutes for 12 days. Across about 1,110 activity records, resting accounted for 68.9%, movement 21.1%, and feeding 10%. Movement made up 34.5% of morning observations and 5.8% of afternoon observations.Among feeding records, fruit accounted for 64.3%; flowers and young leaves each made up 14.3%, and seeds 7.1%. The study focused on Cacatua sulphurea sulphurea, the Sulawesi subspecies.Keeping it safeIUCN Red List · Critically Endangered (CR) · GlobalThe 2021 global IUCN Red List assessment lists the Yellow-crested Cockatoo as Critically Endangered (CR).