Cockatoos eat a variety of seeds, flowers, leaves, native fruits and berries. They will also raid fruit orchards and have an appetite for wheat, sunflower seeds, corn and other crops.

Cockatoos nest in tree hollows and their breeding season lasts from August to January when more food is available.

They often flock in large numbers to feed on fruit and their cries can be heard echoing through the canopy at great distances. The screeching noise of Cockatoos are one of the loudest of the parrot family.

Left: A Cockatoo showing off its sulphur crest Right: Cockatoos love to spend time playing among the tree tops and displaying their superb flying skills to each other.

These birds are well known for their forward-curving sulphur crests which can be used to show off their moods. They inhabit a wide area of Australia along the coastal regions from North to East to South and can withstand a wide range of climate conditions.