White cockatoo

Cacatua alba

The White cockatoo (Cacatua alba) is a bird found in Indonesia. Rainforest and woods on the islands of Halmahera, Indonesia. It eats seeds and nuts and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Cacatua alba
Region	Asia
Found in	Indonesia

🏡 Where the White cockatoo lives

Rainforest and woods on the islands of Halmahera, Indonesia.

🍽️ What it eats

🌰 Seeds & nuts90%
🐛 Insects & bugs10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It can raise its white crest like an umbrella. Another name is umbrella cockatoo.

Questions about the White cockatoo

Where does the White cockatoo live?

The White cockatoo lives in Indonesia. Rainforest and woods on the islands of Halmahera, Indonesia.

What does the White cockatoo eat?

seeds and nuts (about 90%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the White cockatoo endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.