| White cockatoo | |
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| At Pairi Daiza, Belgium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Cacatuidae |
| Genus: | Cacatua |
| Subgenus: | Cacatua |
| Species: | C. alba
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| Binomial name | |
| Cacatua alba (Müller, PLS, 1776)
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The white cockatoo (Cacatua alba), also known as the umbrella cockatoo, is a medium-sized all-white cockatoo endemic to tropical rainforest on islands of Indonesia. When surprised, it extends a large and striking head crest, which has a semicircular shape (similar to an umbrella, hence the alternative name). The wings and tail have a pale yellow or lemon color which is exposed when they fly. It is similar to other species of white cockatoo such as yellow-crested cockatoo, sulphur-crested cockatoo, and salmon-crested cockatoo, all of which have yellow, orange or pink crest feathers instead of white.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Cacatua alba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22684789A131915204. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22684789A131915204.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.