Perth Zoo has a number of cockatoo species on display in the Western Australian Native Cockatoo Species Exhibit, which is part of the Australian Bushwalk. These species include:

• Baudin's Cockatoo
• Carnaby's Cockatoo
• Galah
• Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
• Muir's Corella
• Red-tailed Black Cockatoo

The garden around the exhibit has been planted with cockatoo food trees to show the types of plants they eat.

Click on any of the fact sheets below to learn more about these animals.

Baudin’s Cockatoo  
Baudin’s Cockatoo are a brownish-black colour with feathers edged with white. Baudin’s Cockatoos make a ‘whicha whicha’ sound when calling.

Carnaby’s Cockatoo  
Carnaby’s Cockatoos are mostly brownish black with dusky white tipped feathers. Carnaby’s Cockatoos make a ‘wee-loo’ sound when calling.

Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo  
Major Mitchell’s Cockatoos mate for life and work together to raise their chicks and defend their territory. They lay their eggs in tree hollows and return to the same area to nest each year.

Muir's Corella  
The Muir’s Corella used to be widespread throughout south Western Australia but now they have a very restricted range. They require hollows to nest in, which are only found in trees that are at least 70-years-old.

Red-tailed Black Cockatoo  
This species of Black Cockatoos only produces one young every second year, making it very difficult to increase the species’ numbers. Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoos make a ‘karrak karrak waa waa’ sound when calling.