page_title: List of birds of Queensland
section_title: Cockatoos
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Queensland / Cockatoos
caption_attribution_description: English: Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus) at Jungle Island of Miami, Florida
context_page_description: Queensland is the second-largest state in Australia but has the greatest biodiversity, with 677 species of bird recorded.
  The high avian biodiversity is probably a reflection of the wide variety of habitats, from desert to rainforest and mangrove forest to mulga, which make Queensland a birders paradise.
  This list is based on the 1996 classification by Sibley and Monroe, which has resulted in some lumping and splitting. Their system has been developed over nearly two decades and has strong local support, but deviates in important ways from more generally accepted schemes. Supplemental updates follow The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition.
  This list also uses British English throughout. Any bird names or other wording follows that convention.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Queensland
  Endemic - a species endemic to Queensland
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Queensland as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
context_section_description: Order: Psittaciformes   Family:  Cacatuidae
  Palm cockatoo
  The cockatoos share many features with other parrots including the characteristic curved beak shape and a zygodactyl foot, with two forward toes and two backwards toes. They differ, however in a number of characteristics, including the often spectacular movable headcrest.
  Palm cockatoo, Probosciger aterrimus
  Red-tailed black-cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus banksii
  Glossy black-cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus lathami
  Yellow-tailed black-cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus funereus
  Pink cockatoo, Lophochroa leadbeateri
  Galah, Eolophus roseicapilla
  Long-billed corella, Cacatua tenuirostris (I)
  Little corella, Cacatua sanguinea
  Sulphur-crested cockatoo, Cacatua galerita
  Cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus
caption: Palm cockatoo
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