The sulfur crested cockatoo is a large white parrot from Australia and New Guinea, recognizable by its bright yellow crest and famously powerful voice. In the wild and as pets, the birds use loud screeching calls to communicate across distance, which is why recordings carry so much force even in a one second clip. Short screams from cockatoos became popular in pet videos and edits online, where the humanlike timing makes the sound feel like an argument, an alarm, or an exaggerated overreaction to a minor problem.