Imagine sitting in your car, enjoying a quiet lunch with the windows down, when out of nowhere, a few unexpected guests show ...

Cockatoos are one of those birds that everyone kind of has an idea of: they're one of the most iconic parrot species of all time, second to the gorgeous Scarlet Macaw. We know what Cockatoos look like ...

This curious cockatoo is a regular visitor to a Queensland, Australia, traffic cam Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously ...

It was late last month that an endangered Carnaby’s cockatoo in Australia sustained severe burns from an active power line and was found by experts. Unfortunately, bird feathers are quite flammable, ...

Cockatoo birds are renowned in Australia for their raucous singing, but researchers said Thursday they also boast an impressive array of dance moves. Many Australians regard cockatoos as something of ...

An endangered type of cockatoo found only in southwest Australia is among the longest-living bird species in the world, according to a new research. The research, published in the Pacific Conservation ...

When recognising a new species or subspecies, a “holotype” (i.e., the specimen from which the subspecies or species was first described) is required. The holotype for Calyptorhynchus banksii ...

A few years ago, a Sydney scientist noticed a sulfur-crested cockatoo opening his trash bin. Not every resident would be thrilled, but ornithologist Richard Major was impressed by the ingenuity. It’s ...

After 25 months in power the Commonwealth Labor Government of Premier James Henry Scullin suddenly fell last week. In Parliament Irate John Albert Beasley M. P. charged that Commonwealth Treasurer ...