Blue-eyed Cockatoo

Cacatua ophthalmica

Vulnerable

The Blue-eyed Cockatoo is a cockatoo of New Guinea and nearby islands. It uses a strong bill to crack seeds, nuts, fruit, and wood, nests in tree hollows, and often lives in noisy, social flocks or pairs. It is conservation-sensitive, with habitat loss, trapping, or restricted range affecting its future.

Family

Cacatuidae

Group

Cockatoos

Range

Blue-eyed Cockatoo Range — New Guinea and nearby islands

Population

≈ 87,000-378,000

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