How Much Does A Cockatoo Cost?

 8 Cockatoo Examined

Cockatoos are a group of parrot species that are large in size, very smart but also very noisy. Their intelligence, vitality, and beauty make them popular in the pet trade, however, because they are so noisy they are often abandoned as pet birds and so can be readily adopted from most pet bird shelters. Their price is fairly high compared to the other pet birds that are available.

Understand that “cockatoo” is an umbrella term for a family of bird species that includes several different subspecies.

So exactly how much does a cockatoo cost?

On average you can expect to pay $2,000 for the most common species of cockatoo. But there is a large range between the types of cockatoos, with the most expensive subspecies costing up to $23,000 and the cheapest ones costing around $1,000.

Prices for different species of cockatoo