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;[[:Category:Cacatua|Cacatua]] ophthalmica | ;[[:Category:Cacatua|Cacatua]] ophthalmica | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 45-50 cm. White plumage, large yellow and white crest, yellow under wings and tail, blue eyerings, black bill, black iris in males, reddish in females. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[New Britain]] and [[New Ireland]] in the [[Bismarck Archipelago]], [[Papua New Guinea]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Monotypic. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | They nest in tree hollows; 2 eggs are laid and are incubated by both sexes. | |
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| + | The diet includes seed, nuts, berries, fruit, insects and larvae. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Cacatua+ophthalmica}} | {{GSearch|Cacatua+ophthalmica}} | ||
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=19&bid=147 View more images of this species on the ABID] | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=19&bid=147 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Cacatua]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Cacatua]] | ||
Revision as of 17:32, 3 December 2008
- Cacatua ophthalmica
Identification
45-50 cm. White plumage, large yellow and white crest, yellow under wings and tail, blue eyerings, black bill, black iris in males, reddish in females.
Distribution
New Britain and New Ireland in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Forests.
Behaviour
They nest in tree hollows; 2 eggs are laid and are incubated by both sexes.
The diet includes seed, nuts, berries, fruit, insects and larvae.
