About Medium Sulphur Crested Cockatoo

The Medium Sulphur Crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita eleonora), also known as Eleonora Cockatoo, is a subspecies of the Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo. It is the smallest of the four subspecies of Cacatua galerita, at approx. 44 cm (17 in) long and weighing between 404–602 g (14–21 oz). This bird does not have prominent white eyerings (they often are a pale blue), the crest of an Eleonora is very less curved and it does not have a pointed upper mandible. In the wild, the Eleonora cockatoo is found in open woodlands, forests, and semi-arid forested areas, as well as partially cleared forest areas.