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{{Taxonomy
|image=Sulphur-crested_Cockatoos.jpg
|kingdom=animalia
|phylum=Chordata
|class=Aves
|subclass=
|infraclass=
|superorder=
|order=Psittaciformes
|family=Cacatuidae
|genus=Cacatua
|species=galerita
|binomialname=Cacatua galerita
}}
The '''Sulphur-crested Cockatoo''' is a [[parrot]] that is found mainly in the northern and eastern areas of [[Australia]], including [[Tasmania]], and in [[Papua New Guinea|New Guinea]] and the [[Aru Islands]], and has been introduced to the [[Perth]] area of [[Western Australia]] as well as [[New Zealand]] and [[Indonesia]].<ref>Australian Museum, 2003</ref>
Sulphur-crested Cockatoos in the wild in urban areas have become a nuisance, as they use their strong beak to destroy timber decking and panelling on houses.
In rural areas, they are a pest for farmers of grain, fruit, and nut crops and in Western Australia are a declared pest.<ref name="DofA">Dept. of Agriculture</ref>,
They also emit a loud screeching sound, which has been described as like someone being strangled.<ref name="David">David</ref>
They have been observed in flocks of up to 100 birds.<ref name="DofA" />
Sulphur-crested Cockatoos are popular [[pet]]s, can live for 100 years in captivity<ref name="DofA" />, and will often bond with one person.<ref name="David" />
== Sources ==
* Australian Museum, [http://www.amonline.net.au/factSheets/sulphur_crested_cockatoo.htm Sulphur-crested Cockatoo], 2003.
* Australian Museum, [http://www.faunanet.gov.au/wos/factfile.cfm?Fact_ID=433 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Fact File], 2007.
* David, Mark, [http://www.mdavid.com.au/cockatoo/sulphurcrested.html Sulphur-crested cockatoo]
* Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, [http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/pls/portal30/docs/FOLDER/IKMP/PW/VP/BIRD/F08601.PDF Sulphur-crested cockatoo Farmnote 86/2001], 2001.
[[Category:Birds]]
|image=Sulphur-crested_Cockatoos.jpg
|kingdom=animalia
|phylum=Chordata
|class=Aves
|subclass=
|infraclass=
|superorder=
|order=Psittaciformes
|family=Cacatuidae
|genus=Cacatua
|species=galerita
|binomialname=Cacatua galerita
}}
The '''Sulphur-crested Cockatoo''' is a [[parrot]] that is found mainly in the northern and eastern areas of [[Australia]], including [[Tasmania]], and in [[Papua New Guinea|New Guinea]] and the [[Aru Islands]], and has been introduced to the [[Perth]] area of [[Western Australia]] as well as [[New Zealand]] and [[Indonesia]].<ref>Australian Museum, 2003</ref>
Sulphur-crested Cockatoos in the wild in urban areas have become a nuisance, as they use their strong beak to destroy timber decking and panelling on houses.
In rural areas, they are a pest for farmers of grain, fruit, and nut crops and in Western Australia are a declared pest.<ref name="DofA">Dept. of Agriculture</ref>,
They also emit a loud screeching sound, which has been described as like someone being strangled.<ref name="David">David</ref>
They have been observed in flocks of up to 100 birds.<ref name="DofA" />
Sulphur-crested Cockatoos are popular [[pet]]s, can live for 100 years in captivity<ref name="DofA" />, and will often bond with one person.<ref name="David" />
== Sources ==
* Australian Museum, [http://www.amonline.net.au/factSheets/sulphur_crested_cockatoo.htm Sulphur-crested Cockatoo], 2003.
* Australian Museum, [http://www.faunanet.gov.au/wos/factfile.cfm?Fact_ID=433 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Fact File], 2007.
* David, Mark, [http://www.mdavid.com.au/cockatoo/sulphurcrested.html Sulphur-crested cockatoo]
* Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, [http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/pls/portal30/docs/FOLDER/IKMP/PW/VP/BIRD/F08601.PDF Sulphur-crested cockatoo Farmnote 86/2001], 2001.
[[Category:Birds]]