Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPsittaciformes (Parrots)
- FamilyPsittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
- GenusCacatua (White Cockatoos and Corellas)
- SpeciesCacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo)
Closest Relatives at Litchfield National Park
Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea
Red-collared Lorikeet
Trichoglossus rubritorquis
Red-winged Parrot
Aprosmictus erythropterus
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus banksii
Galah
Eolophus roseicapilla
Varied Lorikeet
Psitteuteles versicolor
Northern Rosella
Platycercus venustus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 16 | Lorentz National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 17 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sulphur-crested Cockatoo in Litchfield National Park?
About 57% of visitor-days record a Sulphur-crested Cockatoo sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 166 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sulphur-crested Cockatoo in Litchfield National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Sulphur-crested Cockatoo in Litchfield National Park in our monthly data.