AnAge entry for Cacatua galerita

Classification (HAGRID: 01212)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Psittaciformes (Taxon entry)
                Family: Psittacidae
                    Genus: Cacatua
Species: Cacatua galerita
Common name: Sulphur-crested cockatoo
Synonyms: Cacatura galerita

Maximum longevity: 57 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 669
Sample size: Large
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: There are anecdotal reports of animals living over 100 years. Presently, however, the record longevity belongs to one captive specimen called "Cocky" that lived over 57 years at London Zoo [0669]. Another report suggested that these animals can live up to 73.0 years in captivity [0979], but this has not been verified.

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

[1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
[0979] Young et al. (2012), Survival on the ark: life history trends in captive parrots (PubMed)
[0435] McKechnie and Wolf (2004), The allometry of avian basal metabolic rate: good predictions need good data (PubMed)
[0669] Brouwer et al. (2000), Longevity records for Psittaciformes in captivity
[0491] CKC Birds