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

Researchers have been studying the Carnaby’s cockatoo population at Coomallo Creek in Western Australia for more than 55 years. Photograph: Rick Dawson

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.