Hand-raised umbrella cockatoo perched, showing its white crest

Umbrella cockatoo for sale at My Cockatoo Bird

Umbrella Cockatoo

Price range: $800.00 through $1,100.00

The umbrella cockatoo for sale is a large, affectionate white parrot from Indonesia, known for the broad crest it fans like an umbrella and its velcro-like bond with its owner. Ours are hand-raised, tame and health-guaranteed – available as males or females aged 6-12 months or 1-3 years. Best for attentive, experienced homes.

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The umbrella cockatoo for sale (Cacatua alba) is a large white parrot native to the North Maluku islands of Indonesia, named for the broad, backward-curving crest it fans open like an umbrella when it is excited. At My Cockatoo Bird every umbrella is hand-raised from a chick, socialised for gentle handling, and sold with a 100% health guarantee and safe delivery.

What an umbrella cockatoo is really like

Few parrots are as openly affectionate. Often called a “velcro bird”, the umbrella wants to be on you – leaning in for head scratches, riding a shoulder, bonding intensely with one favourite person. That devotion is why it is a wonderful pet for the right home and a hard one for the wrong one: it needs several hours of interaction a day and will scream or pluck its feathers if left alone too long. It is not a good first bird or a young child’s pet, and although it loves to cuddle, a bird this size should never share a bed. If you have less space or want an easier introduction to the family, the smaller Goffin’s cockatoo is a gentler fit – but for an experienced, attentive household the umbrella is one of the friendliest and most rewarding companions in aviculture.

Umbrella cockatoos talk moderately well: most learn a handful of words and happily mimic whistles, laughs and household sounds, though they are prized more for personality than speech. Be ready for volume – like all big cockatoos they have a powerful natural call, loudest at dawn and dusk.

Care and lifespan

Give your umbrella a large, sturdy cage that opens onto a play top, a steady rotation of destructible toys for that busy beak, and a varied diet of quality pellets, fresh vegetables and limited nuts. As with all the hand-raised cockatoos we breed, enrichment is not optional – a bored umbrella is a loud, feather-picking umbrella. Adults reach about 18 inches (46 cm) and, with proper care, live 40 to 70 years, making the umbrella one of the biggest commitments among our cockatoo birds for sale.

Umbrella cockatoo at a glance

Umbrella cockatoo – species facts and what we offer.
Detail	Umbrella cockatoo
Scientific name	Cacatua alba
Native range	North Maluku, Indonesia
Adult length	~18 in (46 cm)
Typical lifespan	40-70 years
Talking ability	Moderate; strong mimic of sounds
Noise level	High
Best for	Experienced, attentive homes
Ages available	6-12 months or 1-3 years
Sexes available	Male or female
Rearing	Hand-raised and tame
Health guarantee	100%, with safe delivery
Price from	$800
Seller	My Cockatoo Bird

Buying an umbrella cockatoo for sale

Pet umbrellas typically sell for $1,000-$3,000 nationwide; ours start at $800 as hand-raised males or females at 6-12 months or 1-3 years old, each with a 100% health guarantee, a detailed care manual and 24/7 support. Ready to reserve this umbrella cockatoo for sale? Choose your bird’s age and sex above – or, if you’d like an even larger and equally affectionate parrot, compare it with the Moluccan cockatoo.