Species: Cacutua alba
Common Name: White Cockatoo
Natural habitat: Islands, coastal regions.
Natural foods: large range of vegetables and seeds.
Life expectancy: 20 years
Other comments: Due to an appropriate voice box and tongue, the cockatoo has the ability to pronounce human words. They are highly intelligent. They can tell the difference between texture, shape and colour. They are also known as the umbrella cockatoos due the shape of their breast.