Cacatua sulphurea (Yellow-crested Cockatoo)

Yellow-crested Cockatoo

Cacatua sulphurea (Gmelin, JF 1788)

The yellow-crested cockatoo also known as the lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo, is a medium-sized cockatoo with white plumage, bluish-white bare orbital skin, grey feet, a black bill, and a retractile yellow or orange crest. The sexes are similar. Source: Wikipedia

(0 votes)

Photo powered by flickr.com.

Classification

Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Cacatuidae
Genus:
   Cacatua
Scientific:
  Cacatua sulphurea

Original description

Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1788)

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
Psittacus sulphureus

Type locality:
Moluccas, i.e. Celebes.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10285#page/342/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
B8645BCF1AD2C03D

Avibase ID:
avibase-B8645BCF

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B8645BCF

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554839

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

English:
Yellow-crested Cockatoo
Afrikaans:
Geelwangkaketoe
Bulgarian:
Малко жълтокачулато какаду
Catalan:
cacatua sulfúria
Czech:
kakadu žlutolící
Danish:
Lille Gultoppet Kakadu
German:
Gelbwangenkakadu
Esperanto:
sulfurkresta kakatuo
Spanish:
Cacatúa sulfúrea
Spanish (Spain):
Cacatúa sulfúrea
Estonian:
väävelkakaduu
Finnish:
celebesinkakadu
French:
Cacatoès soufré
Croatian:
žutouhi kakadu
Hungarian:
aranyosarcú kakadu
Indonesian:
Kakatua-kecil jambul-kuning
Icelandic:
Gullkakadúi
Italian:
Cacatua crestagialla
Japanese:
コバタン
Lithuanian:
geltonskruostis kakadu
Dutch:
Kleine Geelkuifkaketoe
Norwegian:
gyllentoppkakadu
Polish:
kakadu żółtolica
Portuguese:
catatua-sulfúrea
Portuguese (Portugal):
catatua-pequena-de-crista-amarela
Russian:
Малый желтохохлый какаду
Slovak:
kakadu žltochochlatý
Serbian:
Žutoćubi kakadu
Swedish:
mindre gultofskakadua
Turkish:
Küçük Sülfür Kakadusu
Ukrainian:
какаду короткочубий
Chinese:
小葵花鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional):
藍眼鳳頭鸚鵡

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Yellow-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua sulphurea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Yellow-crested Cockatoo [sulphurea] ( Cacatua sulphurea [sulphurea])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Yellow-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua sulphurea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Yellow-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua sulphurea)
Avilist 2025: Yellow-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua sulphurea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Yellow-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua sulphurea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Yellow-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua sulphurea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Yellow-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua sulphurea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Yellow-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua sulphurea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Yellow-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua sulphurea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Yellow-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua sulphurea)
Clements, version 2023: Yellow-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua sulphurea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Yellow-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua sulphurea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Yellow-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua sulphurea) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Yellow-crested Cockatoo (Yellow-crested) ( Cacatua sulphurea [sulphurea Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Yellow-crested Cockatoo (Yellow-crested) ( Cacatua sulphurea [sulphurea Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Yellow-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua sulphurea) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Yellow-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua sulphurea) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: Yellow-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua sulphurea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Yellow-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua sulphurea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Yellow-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua sulphurea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Yellow-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua sulphurea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Yellow-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua sulphurea) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Cacatua [sulphurea or citrinocristata] (sensu lato) by some authors

Your sightings

You must be logged in to view your sighting details. To register to myAvibase click here.

Related taxa

Highlight taxa in a checklist (shown in red)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Catalan: cacatua sulfúria
Czech: kakadu žlutolící
Danish: Lille Gultoppet Kakadu
German: Gelbwangenkakadu, Gelbwangenkakadu [sulphurea-Gruppe]
English: Yellow-crested Cockatoo, Yellow-crested Cockatoo (Yellow-crested), Yellow-crested Cockatoo [sulphurea]
English (IOC): Yellow-crested Cockatoo (Yellow-crested)
English (United States): Yellow-crested Cockatoo (Yellow-crested)
Esperanto: Sulfura kakatuo, sulfurkresta kakatuo
Spanish: Cacatúa sulfúrea, Cacatúa Sulfúrea (cresta amarilla)
Spanish (Spain): Cacatúa sulfúrea (cresta amarilla)
Estonian: väävelkakaduu
Finnish: celebesinkakadu
French: Cacatoès soufré, Cacatoès soufré (sulphurea), Cacatoès soufré [sulphurea]
Croatian: žutouhi kakadu
Hungarian: aranyosarcú kakadu
Indonesian: Kakatua-kecil jambul-kuning
Icelandic: Gullkakadúi [sulphurea hópur]
Italian: Cacatua crestagialla
Japanese: コバタン, コバタン（sulphurea グループ）
Scientific: Cacatua sulphurea, Cacatua sulphurea [sulphurea Group], Cacatua sulphurea [sulphurea], Cacatua sulphurea sulphurea
Lithuanian: geltonskruostis kakadu
Dutch: Kleine Geelkuifkaketoe
Norwegian: gyllentoppkakadu, gyllentoppkakadu (sulphurea gr.)
Polish: kakadu żółtolica
Portuguese: catatua-sulfúrea
Portuguese (Portugal): catatua-pequena-de-crista-amarela, catatua-pequena-de-crista-amarela [grupo sulphurea]
Russian: Малый желтохохлый какаду, Малый желтохохлый какаду [группа sulphurea]
Slovak: kakadu žltochochlatý, kakadu žltochochlatý (skup.)
Serbian: Žutoćubi kakadu, Žutoćubi kakadu (sa žutom ćubom)
Swedish: mindre gultofskakadua, mindre gultofskakadua [gruppen sulphurea]
Turkish: Küçük Sülfür Kakadusu, Küçük Sülfür Kakadusu [sulphurea grubu]
Ukrainian: какаду короткочубий
Chinese: 小葵花凤头鹦鹉 [sulphurea Group], 小葵花鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional): 藍眼鳳頭鸚鵡