From pollinating plants to dispersing seeds, birds play a variety of crucial roles that help to keep ecosystems in balance. But when we degrade and fragment their habitats, some species disappear much ...

And the sulphur-crested cockatoo is taking it on the chin (well, beak). A screenshot from the researcher’s video, showing the cockatoos drinking from a water fountain. Image credit: Klump et al, ...

These findings follow the team's previous research which observed populations of sulfur-crested cockatoos learning bin-opening behaviour across greater Sydney so they could forage for food waste. Dr ...

First, these parrots learned to open trash cans to forage for food. Now, they’ve taken it a step further – and have figured out how to turn on water fountains for a sip along with their meal.

The photo below shows a Sulphur-crested Cockatoo drinking water from a watering hole and a line of them waiting to use the hole.

A clever cockatoo picked up a human skill—and then it spread Sulphur-crested cockatoos have previously mastered garbage bins. Now, it’s water fountains.

Kind of. On Saturday, May 3rd, one Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo flipped everyone's world upside down when he spoke with the most adorable Australian accent. We can't get enough: ...

Many won't survive the changing climate. What's happening? Researchers studied the link between bird behavior and environmental conditions by analyzing 7,500 non-migratory species. By ...

It was almost as though a higher-up at Anheuser-Busch had brought his family to Disneyland and thought, “This would be perfect if I could just sit and have a beer.” And so, in 1966, it happened: The ...

Ecologists have made valuable discoveries that could transform the conservation of two iconic cockatoo species: the Sulphur-crested cockatoos and the critically endangered Yellow-crested cockatoos ...