{"id":45827,"date":"2025-10-28T14:48:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T19:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/?p=45827"},"modified":"2025-10-28T15:39:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T20:39:23","slug":"lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-october-2025-the-abbotti-sulphur-crested-cockatoo-of-masakambing-island-indonesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-october-2025-the-abbotti-sulphur-crested-cockatoo-of-masakambing-island-indonesia\/","title":{"rendered":"Lafeber\u2019s Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight October 2025: Indonesia&#8217;s Abbotti Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_45828\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45828\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45828 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4Abbotti-Cockatoo-in-a-cotton-silk-tree-on-Masakambing-Island-courtesy-of-Dwi-Agustina-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Abbotti cockatoo in tree in Indonesia\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4Abbotti-Cockatoo-in-a-cotton-silk-tree-on-Masakambing-Island-courtesy-of-Dwi-Agustina-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4Abbotti-Cockatoo-in-a-cotton-silk-tree-on-Masakambing-Island-courtesy-of-Dwi-Agustina-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4Abbotti-Cockatoo-in-a-cotton-silk-tree-on-Masakambing-Island-courtesy-of-Dwi-Agustina.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Indonesia&#8217;s Abbotti Cockatoo, a subspecies of the sulphur-crested (Cacatua sulphurea abbotti), is one of the rarest cockatoos in the world. Image courtesy of Dwi Agustina.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lesser sulphur-crested cockatoos or yellow-crested cockatoos (<em>Cacatua sulphurea<\/em>) are among the most endangered parrots of Indonesia. They were once very common across central Indonesia, but in the past 45 years, their decline has been dramatic, with the loss of over 80% of the population. They are now threatened throughout their entire range in Indonesia. Due to the illegal bird trade and loss of their mangrove habitat, sulphur-crested cockatoos in Indonesia are considered critically endangered and, since 2005, they have been listed as Appendix I on <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/lafebers-global-parrot-conservation-spotlight-june-july-2023-the-crucial-roles-of-iucn-cites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CITES<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Abbotti cockatoo, a subspecies of the sulphur-crested (<em>Cacatua sulphurea abbotti),<\/em> is one of the rarest cockatoos in the world. It was on the road to extinction, with only five known individuals in 1997. A small but slowly growing population is limited to <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/SuDaTfG3QSb6GHg8A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masakambing<\/a>, a tiny and very remote island in the Java Sea.<\/p>\n<h3>From Five to 25<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45831\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45831\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45831 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1Lesser-sulphur-crested-cockatoo-courtesy-of-Dudi-Nandika-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1Lesser-sulphur-crested-cockatoo-courtesy-of-Dudi-Nandika-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1Lesser-sulphur-crested-cockatoo-courtesy-of-Dudi-Nandika-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1Lesser-sulphur-crested-cockatoo-courtesy-of-Dudi-Nandika.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of Dwi Agustina.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since 2007, <a href=\"https:\/\/konservasi-kakatua-indonesia.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Perkumpulan Konservasi Kakatua Indonesia (KKI),<\/a> an Indonesian NGO working with the <a href=\"https:\/\/indonesian-parrot-project.org\/the-work\/project-abbotti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indonesian Parrot Project (IPP),<\/a> began studying the Abbotti cockatoo population and initiating conservation efforts in Masakambing. Due to their good works, there has been zero trapping since 2009. A law was also passed to prohibit trapping, sale, or disturbance of this special species and their habitat. The population of cockatoos is increasing, but very slowly. The Natural Resource Conservation Authority in East Java recently reported that the population in Masakambing is now more than 25 individuals. Progress!<\/p>\n<p>To protect the few remaining individuals, collaboration with the local community has been essential. Conservation education has also built community awareness and empowerment. KKI actively participates in campaigns to build community pride, encourage relevant stakeholders to enforce the law, and to initiate ecotourism programs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45830\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45830 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2Community-welcomes-visitors-courtesy-of-Dudi-Nandika-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2Community-welcomes-visitors-courtesy-of-Dudi-Nandika-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2Community-welcomes-visitors-courtesy-of-Dudi-Nandika-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2Community-welcomes-visitors-courtesy-of-Dudi-Nandika.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Masakambing Community welcomes visitors. Image courtesy of Dudi Nandika.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Local Hands, Global Impact<\/h3>\n<p>The Masakambing community now welcomes ecotourism visitors, which helps to provide sustainable income for this community. They built this beautiful concrete statue in 2023 to exhibit their pride for the Abbotti cockatoos on their island. They also host a cockatoo dance and music presentation for visitors around this giant cockatoo made with natural palm fronds from the Lontar tree (<em>Borassus sundaicus<\/em>). The Abbotti cockatoos also eat the flowers from this tree.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45829\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45829\" style=\"width: 211px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45829 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3Welcoming-statue-built-by-the-Masakambing-community-reflecting-pride-for-their-Abbotti-cockatoos-courtesy-of-Dwi-Agustina-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3Welcoming-statue-built-by-the-Masakambing-community-reflecting-pride-for-their-Abbotti-cockatoos-courtesy-of-Dwi-Agustina-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3Welcoming-statue-built-by-the-Masakambing-community-reflecting-pride-for-their-Abbotti-cockatoos-courtesy-of-Dwi-Agustina-633x900.jpg 633w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3Welcoming-statue-built-by-the-Masakambing-community-reflecting-pride-for-their-Abbotti-cockatoos-courtesy-of-Dwi-Agustina-768x1092.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3Welcoming-statue-built-by-the-Masakambing-community-reflecting-pride-for-their-Abbotti-cockatoos-courtesy-of-Dwi-Agustina.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A welcoming statue built by the Masakambing community reflects pride for their Abbotti cockatoos. Image courtesy of Dwi Agustina.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In November 2023, Masakambing won the Heart of the Archipelago Tourism Village award from East Java\u2019s Governor. The Masakambing community wishes for people of the world to visit them and witness the harmony they have created between the cockatoos and humans on this tiny, remote island in the Java Sea!<\/p>\n<p>This month\u2019s Lafeber donation goes to support the continued protection of the Abbotti sulphur-crested cockatoo and the good works of KKI, IPP, and the villagers of Masakambing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Indonesia\u2019s Masakambing Island, the Abbotti cockatoo, a subspecies of the sulphur-crested (Cacatua sulphurea abbotti),  is slowly rebounding through community-led conservation and protection efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9047,"featured_media":45828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[211,171],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editor-choice","category-everyday","bird-type-cockatoo"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lafeber\u2019s Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight October 2025: Indonesia&#039;s Abbotti Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos\u00a0 &#8211; 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