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Category:Cacatuidae - BirdForum Opus

Family: Cacatuidae

Description

Cockatoos, Corellas, Galah and the Cockatiel constitute this family. They are all relatively large parrots with medium to short tail (except Cockatiel which has a long tail), and they all belong to the Australasian region.

Taxonomy

Cacatuidae is a Family in the Order Psittaciformes; some authorities place these genera in family Psittacidae

Family Cacatuidae viewedit

Genus Zanda viewedit
Z. funerea Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
Z. latirostris Carnaby's Black Cockatoo
Z. baudinii Baudin's Black Cockatoo

Genus Calyptorhynchus viewedit
C. banksii Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
C. lathami Glossy Black Cockatoo

Genus Nymphicus viewedit
N. hollandicus Cockatiel

Genus Probosciger viewedit
P. aterrimus Palm Cockatoo

Genus Callocephalon viewedit
C. fimbriatum Gang-gang Cockatoo

Genus Eolophus viewedit
E. roseicapilla Galah

Genus Cacatua viewedit
C. leadbeateri Pink Cockatoo
C. haematuropygia Philippine Cockatoo
C. goffiniana Tanimbar Corella
C. ducorpsii Solomons Cockatoo
C. pastinator Western Corella
C. sanguinea Little Corella
C. tenuirostris Long-billed Corella
C. alba White Cockatoo
C. ophthalmica Blue-eyed Cockatoo
C. moluccensis Salmon-crested Cockatoo
C. sulphurea Yellow-crested Cockatoo
C. citrinocristata Citron-crested Cockatoo
C. galerita Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Subcategories

This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.

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