Lesser Sulfur-crested Cockatoos
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The Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, or Yellow-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua sulphurea, is endemic to Indonesia and East Timor. It has all-white feathers, but for long, forward-curling yellow crest. It has a loud and very raucous voice.Status
This bird is critically endangered. Numbers have declined dramatically due to illegal trapping for the cage-bird trade. The current population is estimated at less than 10,00.
There is a feral population of these birds in Hong Kong. The large group has apparently developed from a number of caged birds that have been released into the Hong Kong skies over many years. (Source: Wikipedia.org)
Genus: English: White Black-billed Cockatoos ... Dutch: Wit &
Zwartsnavelkakatoes ... German: Eigentliche Kakadus ...
French: Cacatoès 
Species: Scientific:
Cacatua sulphurea occidentalis aka Cacatua parvula occidentalis
...English: Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoos ... Dutch:
Kleine Geelkuifkakatoe ... German: Kleiner Gelbhaubenkakadu
... French: Petit Cacatoès à huppe jaune
de Hartert Sub-Species: sulphurea, djampeana, abbotti, occidentalis, parvula,
citrinocristata CITES II - Endangered Species Distribution: Lombok, Sumbawa, Noesa Penida Island
Related Web Resources: Lexicon of Parrots - Lesser Sulphur-Crested
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