A small cockatoo; 30-32 cm TL; 300 g; sexes alike in appearance; female slightly smaller in size. Head and neck: pink on lores (in front of eye); head white; eye brown (male), reddish brown (female); skin around eye pale blue; ear coverts light brownish orange; bill greish blue at base with light yellowish tip
Body: Overall white.
Limbs and tail: Legs and feet grey; tail white; tail underside yellow; undertail coverts white.