Blue-eyed Cockatoo - BirdForum Opus

Cacatua ophthalmica

Identification

45-50 cm

• White plumage
• Large yellow and white crest
• Yellow under wings and tail
• Blue eyerings
• Black bill,
• Iris: black in males, reddish in females

Distribution

Australasia: found in the Bismarck Archipelago (New Britain and New Ireland) and Papua New Guinea.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Forests.

Behaviour

Breeding

They nest in tree hollows. The 2 eggs are incubated by both sexes.

Diet

The diet includes seed, nuts, berries, fruit, insects and larvae.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. Wikipedia
4. AvianWeb
5. Parrots.org

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-eyed Cockatoo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-eyed_Cockatoo

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