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Animals & Nature. Cockatoos (Cacatuidae) are a group of parrots that include cockatiels, cockatoos and corellas. There are a total of 21 species in the cockatoo family, most of which inhabit Australia, the Philippines, several eastern Indonesian islands. Cockatoos are notable for their elaborate crest plumage.
However, some of these species are not. available in captivity. For the 220 or so that are, there is information on how to. care for them on the WPT Parrot website in the All About Parrots > Parrot. Encyclopedia section, on a species-by-species basis (Captive Care). Some species are easier to care for than others. People who are acquiring a parrot. for the first time should stick with smaller, easier to handle species such as. cockatiels, budgerigars, lovebirds and caiques. Cockatoos, macaws and Amazon. parrots should be handled by people with experience.