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Cacatua sulphurea in life
In life — Yellow-crested Cockatoo, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Mehd Halaouate, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mehd Halaouate
BPBM 85248Vertebrate Zoology

Cacatua sulphurea

Yellow-crested Cockatoo

As recorded: Cacatua sulphurea (Gmelin, 1788)

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Psittaciformes › Psittacidae

Region
Indonesia
Record type
Preserved specimen
2 Bishop specimens of Cacatua sulphureaSpecies page ›

Cacatua sulphurea observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 901 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

Cacatua sulphurea observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Central and Western, HK

(c) andriy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cacatua sulphurea observed 2026-10-09

2026-10-09

香港公园, 中环, 香港, HK

(c) zhangmw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cacatua sulphurea observed 2026-10-09

2026-10-09

Nusa Tenggara Timur, ID

(c) Dan Brown - Wild Discovery tours, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cacatua sulphurea observed 2026-10-08

2026-10-08

香港香港島薄扶林

(c) stimes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cacatua sulphurea observed 2026-10-05

2026-10-05

Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, HK

(c) birdman_australia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cacatua sulphurea observed 2026-09-30

2026-09-30

Sumbawa, ID-NB, ID

(c) ꦥꦤ꧀ꦗꦶꦒꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦶꦄꦏ꧀ꦧꦂ, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cacatua sulphurea. BPBM 85248. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35662733. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-isa/85248.

Record sources