Cockatoos belong to parrot family. Cockatoos’ live pine rain forests and eucalyptus groves. They are built well and larger than parrots. Cockatoos have showy crests and curved bills. The crests can be raised when needed. The plumage color is white/grey/black in color. They have zygodactyls foot, the foot with two toes facing forwards and two back. The strong beak helps in climbing the branches. The wings are long and broad. The life span of cockatoos is about 20-30 years.
The larger cockatoos are Sulphur crested cockatoo and Major Mitchell’s cockatoo. Cockatoos’ food includes fruits, flowers, tubers, seeds, and insects. They store their food in their large crops. They have powerful beaks to open the fruits to eat seeds. They find