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Cockatoos are a large type of parrot, distinguished by a crest. The crest raises when the birds are excited, alarmed or frightened. Cockatoos also have strong, curved beaks for cracking open seeds and nuts.

There are many species, so they vary in appearance and colour. For example, the sulphur-crested cockatoo is a large white bird with a yellow crest. The galah is a smaller cockatoo, pink and grey in colour. The red-tailed black cockatoo is a large cockatoo which is mostly black, apart from a red-tipped tail. Cockatiels are also small cockatoos, and in their native state they have a predominantly grey body with white wing tips, a yellow head and a yellow crest. The Gang-gang cockatoo has a slate grey body, and the male has a bright scarlet head.

Click below to see pictures of a variety of cockatoos.

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