Conservation Status
The Citron-crested Cockatoo is critically endangered. Its numbers in the wild have declined due to habitat loss and illegal trapping for the cage-bird trade. A 1993 survey of Sumba estimated the species' numbers at less than 2,000 individuals. Together with the other subspecies of the Yellow-crested Cockatoo, it is listed in appendix I of the CITES list. Consequently, international trade is strongly regulated and trade in wild caught Citron-crested Cockatoos is illegal.
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