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White Cockatoo

Cacatua alba
Family
Cockatoos
Order
Psittaciformes
Codes
whicoc1, WHCO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPsittaciformes
FamilyCockatoos (Cacatuidae)
SpeciesCacatua alba
Codeswhicoc1, WHCO
Identification

The White Cockatoo (Cacatua alba) is a member of the Cockatoos family within the order Psittaciformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code whicoc1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Cockatoos
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Zanda funerea
Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo
Zanda latirostris
Baudin's Black-Cockatoo
Zanda baudinii
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus banksii
Glossy Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus lathami
Cockatiel
Nymphicus hollandicus
White Cockatoo photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Cacatua alba

Family: Cockatoos

Order: Psittaciformes

eBird Code: whicoc1