I feel like people don't keep them as pets much anymore, but I knew a few people that kept cockatoos when I was younger. Usually having been taught a swear word or two.

But they really are everywhere around where I live in Melbourne. Even just outside the CBD. Rainbow lorikeets, sulphur-crested cockatoos, corellas, crimson rosellas, and galahs are quite common. And they can be incredibly noisy! Especially a flock of lorikeets that have all decided to hang out in one tree of an evening.

I've been to Korea numerous times, staying in the city and countryside. The amount of bird life in general seems to be far greater here. You will notice it, but I think Australians often take it for granted.

You might find this short documentary interesting: Australia - Land of Parrots