
Cacatua galerita
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
As recorded: Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Psittaciformes › Psittacidae
- Region
- Indonesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cacatua galerita observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26,244 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-11-03.

2026-11-03
Gerald St/Kangaroo Rd, Murrumbeena VIC 3163, Australia
(c) comelordsupreme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-11-03
Boathouse Dr, Melbourne, VIC, AU
(c) Kristofer Medina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-11-03
Trott Park SA 5158, Australia
(c) Philip Redkin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-11-03
Nowa Nowa VIC 3887, Australia
(c) marjief, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-11-03
Miranda St, Aroona, QLD, AU
(c) Mohsen Mautbur, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-11-03
Stop 2 Hackney Rd - East side, Hackney SA 5069, Australia
(c) philip Green, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Cacatua galerita. BPBM 722. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090300720. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bm-ng/722.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090300720 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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