Eligible species for the Cockatoos competition, held in April 2016, were: Palm Cockatoo, Red-tailed Black-cockatoo, Glossy Black-cockatoo, Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo, Carnaby's Black-cockatoo, Baudin's Black-cockatoo, Gang-gang Cockatoo, Galah, Long-billed Corella, Western Corella, Little Corella, Major Mitchell's Cockatoo, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo and the Cockatiel.
The results of member voting for the top 5 (or more, in the case of tied scores) images in each category are listed here. In line with many other bird/wildlife photo competitions, we present the results in the following manner: the Winner is the image which received the most votes; and we also show the next four highest placed images, rating them as Highly Commended if they received at least 90% of the votes for the winning image, and Commended for scores less than that.
Advanced Level – Cockatoos
This category attracted 46 entries, from 19 photographers. 40 members voted, with the following result:
- Winner - Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, by Ian Wilson (Image ID 20079)
- Highly Commended - Long-billed Corella, by Ian Smissen (Image ID 19673)
- Commended - Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo, by Tony Ashton (image no longer available)
- Commended - Major Mitchell's Cockatoo, by Con Boekel (Image ID 19962)
- Commended - Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo, by Keith Lightbody (image no longer available)
- Commended - Gang-gang Cockatoo, by Tim Van Leeuwen (Image ID 19856)
Intermediate Level – Cockatoos
This category attracted 73 entries, from 24 photographers. 43 members voted, with the following result:
- Winner - Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, by Mark Lethlean (Image ID 19835)
- Commended - Gang-gang Cockatoo, by Marilyn Ellis (Image ID 20035)
- Commended - Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, by Bill Harris (Image ID 19979)
- Commended - Galah, by Mary Wheeler (Image ID 20050)
- Commended - Hybrid, by Mark Lethlean (Image ID 19767)
- Commended - Cockatiel, by Mark Lethlean (Image ID 19834)
Entry Level – Cockatoos
This category attracted 50 entries, from 16 photographers. 41 members voted, with the following result:
- Winner - Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo, by Gary Meredith (Image ID 20037)
- Highly Commended - Palm Cockatoo, by Bill Carroll (Image ID 19949)
- Commended - Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo, by William Woodhouse (Image ID 19845)
- Commended - Galah, by William Woodhouse (Image ID 19846)
- Commended - Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, by Patricia Sheumack (Image ID 20056)