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Yellow-crested Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea



Family: Cacatuidae (Cockatoos)

Authority: (Gmelin, 1788)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2bcd+4bcd

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Justification of Red List category
This cockatoo has suffered an extremely rapid population decline (>80% over three generations), owing to unsustainable trapping for the cagebird trade. This has been exacerbated by ongoing forest loss. It is assessed as Critically Endangered. Future rates of population reduction are suspected to be lower, as the bulk of the population is now restricted to protected areas. 



Population size: 1200-2000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 965,000 km2

Country endemic: no


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Yellow-crested Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/yellow-crested-cockatoo-cacatua-sulphurea on 25/12/2024.
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 25/12/2024.