A small to medium cockatoo; 35-36 cm TL; 311-345 g; sexes are alike in appearance; very distinct cockatoo. Head and neck: Crown and upper nape pinkish white; face and lower nape deep pink; eye dark brown (male), pink (female); eye ring greyish pink, larger in male; bill light grey.
Body: Back, rump, and wing coverts grey; breast and upper abdomen deep pink; lower abdomen grey.
Limbs and tail: Legs and feet grey; tail grey.