Western Australia’s endangered cockatoo among world’s longest-living birds

Oldest Carnaby's cockatoo in wild lived to 35, with eight recorded living beyond 21, researchers find

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Western Australia's endangered Carnaby's cockatoos can live up to 35 years in the wild, making them one of the longest-lived bird species, according to a study that began in 1969.

Eight Carnaby's cockatoos aged between 21 and 35 years have been recorded, according to research published in Pacific Conservation Biology.

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