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White Cockatoo
jmorlan

White Cockatoo (Cacatua alba)

A very distant record shot. Note distinctive all white crest. Sometimes called Umbrella Cockatoo or White-crested Cockatoo, formerly lumped with Salmon-crested Cockatoo. This Indonesian endemic is classified as "Endangered" by IUCN because of continued unsustainable trapping for the cage-bird trade. It is an eBird "sensitive" species so exact locations are hidden from the public. It has been introduced in Taiwan and Hawaii and it has been suggested that specimens from Obi are escapes. However I have not seen evidence for that and eBird does not flag them as such.
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Location
Jikotamo, Obi, South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia.
Date taken
14 November 2023.
Scientific name
Cacatua alba
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delia todd
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Gosh!! You handled the exposure pretty well with that contrast Joe. A wonderful picture you've got of this cockatoo lad.

Happy New Year to you.
 

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Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
Added by
jmorlan
Date added
View count
237
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/6.5
Focal length
247.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
800
Filename
WhiteCockatooIMG_4023.jpg
File size
225.9 KB
Date taken
Tue, 14 November 2023 8:14 AM
Dimensions
800px x 718px

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