Tanimbar Corella

Cacatua goffiniana

Family: Cockatoos · Status: Uncommon introduced resident · Size: 32 cm · Conservation: Near Threatened

Range

Native to the Tanimbar Islands in eastern Indonesia; introduced to Singapore.

Identification

All-white cockatoo with short crest and some yellow suffusion on underwing and undertail. Eyering pale blue; legs and bill grey, with pink lores at the base of the bill. Females have reddish irises; males have darker brown-black irises. Distinguished from Sulphur-crested Cockatoo and Yellow-crested Cockatoo by lack of yellow crest and more compact build.

Habitat

Lightly wooded habitats in Singapore, although often found foraging away from forests, even around housing estates.

Behaviour

Gregarious and vocal; feeds in the canopy and on the ground on fruit, seeds, and inflorescences.