Cockatoo A cockatoo is any of the 21 species of parrots belonging to the family Cacatuidae, the only family in the superfamily Cacatuoidea. Along with the Psittacoidea (true parrots) and the Strigopoidea (large New Zealand parrots), they make up the order Psittaciformes. The family has a mainly Australasian distribution, ranging from the Philippines and the eastern Indonesian islands of Wallacea to New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia. Cockatoos are recognisable by the prominent crests

The cockatoo family includes a number of the more commonly seen bird species in Australia, Galahs, Sulphur Crested Cockatoos, Corellas, Black Cockatoos, and also Major Mitchell's. It's not uncommon in many parts of Australia to see large flocks of Corella's, Galah's, and Sulphur Crested Cockatoo's foraging and feeding on grass seed together. Little Echo was hand raised into an only bird household. He was not exposed to other birds for the first 3 or 4 years of his life, so he wasn't able to deve