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| − | + | [[Image:Pink_Cockatoo.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo © by {{user|Recurvirostra|Recurvirostra}} <br /> [[Mungo National Park]], south-western [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]], April 2006]] | |
| − | [[Image:Pink_Cockatoo.jpg|thumb| | + | '''Alternative name(s): Major Mitchell's Cockatoo''' |
| − | + | ;[[Category:Cacatua]] [[: Category:Cacatua|Cacatua]] leadbeateri | |
| − | + | ''Lophochroa leadbeateri'' | |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 33–40 cm (13-15¾ in) | |
| + | *White and salmon pink plumage | ||
| + | *Red and yellow crest<br /> | ||
| + | '''Female''': has a red iris and broader yellow band in the crest | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Major Michell s Cockatoo 00000001.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|Ken+Doy|Ken Doy}}<br />SW [[Queensland]], October 2017]] | ||
| + | Endemic to [[Australia]]: found in [[New South Wales]], [[Northern Territory]], [[Queensland]], [[South Australia]], [[Victoria]] and [[Western Australia]]. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Pink Cockatoo was formerly placed in the [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] genus ''[[: Category:Lophocroa|Lophocroa]]'' but is now in genus ''[[: Category:Cacatua|Cacatua]]''. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:IMG 0489 4 .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|Tiger1|Tiger1}}<br />[[Eyre Bird Observatory]], [[Western Australia]], June 2009]] | ||
| + | Clements recognizes these subspecies[[#References|[1]]]: | ||
| + | *''C. l. mollis'': | ||
| + | :*Western [[Australia]] | ||
| + | *''C. l. leadbeateri'': | ||
| + | :*Central and east-central [[Australia]] | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Mallee woodland near water, eucalypt scrub, sparsely timbered grassland, woodland and mulga scrub. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Locally nomadic. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | [[Image:Mm3b.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|nightparrot|nightparrot}}<br />Freshwater Bore, Newhaven Station, [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]], June 2008]] | ||
| + | They feed on a wide variety of seeds and fruit, including the seeds of the Paddy Melon (Cucumis myriocarpus) and the fruits of Bloodwood (Corymbia spp.) and Desert Oak (Allocasuarina decaisneana), also on seeds of acacias and chenopods (e.g., saltbush). | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen22V13.2}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Oct 2017) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | Search the Gallery using the scientific name: | |
| + | {{GSearch|"Lophochroa leadbeateri" {{!}} "Cacatua leadbeateri" {{!}} "Major Mitchell's Cockatoo" {{!}} "Pink Cockatoo"}} | ||
| + | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:25, 7 July 2024
Alternative name(s): Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
- Cacatua leadbeateri
Lophochroa leadbeateri
Identification
33–40 cm (13-15¾ in)
- White and salmon pink plumage
- Red and yellow crest
Female: has a red iris and broader yellow band in the crest
Distribution
Endemic to Australia: found in New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.
Taxonomy
Pink Cockatoo was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Lophocroa but is now in genus Cacatua.
Subspecies
Clements recognizes these subspecies[1]:
- C. l. mollis:
- Western Australia
- C. l. leadbeateri:
- Central and east-central Australia
Habitat
Mallee woodland near water, eucalypt scrub, sparsely timbered grassland, woodland and mulga scrub.
Behaviour
Locally nomadic.
Diet
They feed on a wide variety of seeds and fruit, including the seeds of the Paddy Melon (Cucumis myriocarpus) and the fruits of Bloodwood (Corymbia spp.) and Desert Oak (Allocasuarina decaisneana), also on seeds of acacias and chenopods (e.g., saltbush).
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Oct 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Pink Cockatoo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pink_Cockatoo
External Links
Search the Gallery using the scientific name:
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