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White Cockatoo Cacatua alba



Family: Cacatuidae (Cockatoos)

Authority: (Müller, 1776)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2bcd+4bcd

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Justification of Red List category
This species has undergone a rapid population decline, principally owing to unsustainable levels of exploitation, and declines are predicted to become very rapid in the future based on projected future rates of forest loss along with continued pressure from illegal trade. It has therefore been uplisted to Endangered.



Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 51,700 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Oceanian
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: White Cockatoo Cacatua alba. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-cockatoo-cacatua-alba on 21/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 21/12/2024.