The Little Sunflower Cockatoo is a second-level protected animal protected by the country. It is illegal to raise it, and the Little Sunflower Cockatoo has been included in the list of the World Conservation Union.
The Little Sunflower Cockatoo is a crested bird of the order Psittaciformes There are 4 subspecies of birds in the Psittacidae family. The body is 35 cm long, and its body feathers are mainly white, which is beautiful and snow-white. It has a long, towering yellow crest on its head. When it is angry, it will raise its crown in a fan shape, like a blooming sunflower. It is very noisy and likes to inhabit various forests, open woodlands, farmland, forest edge areas, semi-dry woodlands, etc. Its food includes seeds, shells, berries, nuts, fruits, buds, flowers, insects, etc.
Only the Little Sunflower Cockatoo is left in the wild. The number of subspecies is relatively large. The number of orange-crested cockatoos dropped sharply by 80% from 1986 to 1989. The local government issued a ban in 1992 to ban the export of orange-crested cockatoos. The wild population of Alber's little sunflower cockatoo There are only 9 left. Capture and sale in the pet bird market and severe habitat destruction have put most of the population in danger.