Alternative names: Goffin's Cockatoo; Tanimbar Cockatoo
- Cacatua goffini
Identification
30–32 cm (11¾-12½ in) Smallest of all the cockatoos
- White body
- Pink lores
- Pale grey beak
- Some salmon on crest
- Yellow tinge to underside wing and tail feathers
- Brown or black iris
Sexes are similar
Distribution
Near-threatened endemic of the island of Tanimbar, Indonesia. Introduced to Singapore, where a small, self-supporting population exists.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Forest and agricultural land.
Near threatened.
Behaviour
Breeding
They nest in tree hollows. Their clutch consists of 2-3 eggs, which are incubated by both adults for 28 days.
Diet
Their main diet consists of maize.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Apr 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Tanimbar Corella. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tanimbar_Corella