Download or read book Cockatoos written by Matt Cameron and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2007 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cockatoos are large, intelligent and attractive birds. Of the twenty-one recognized species, fourteen occur in Australia, with three of these also found in New Guinea. Seven species are distributed across the islands of south-east Asia. While many species are common or abundant, an increasing number face extinction due to habitat loss, the illegal bird trade and global warming.