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;[[:Category:Cacatua|Cacatua]] ophthalmica | ;[[:Category:Cacatua|Cacatua]] ophthalmica | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 45-50 cm | + | 45-50 cm<br /> |
| + | *White plumage | ||
| + | *Large yellow and white crest | ||
| + | *Yellow under wings and tail | ||
| + | *Blue eyerings | ||
| + | *Black bill, | ||
| + | *Iris: black in males, reddish in females | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Australasia]]: found in the Bismarck Archipelago (New Britain and New Ireland) and [[Papua New Guinea]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Forests. | Forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | They nest in tree hollows | + | ====Breeding==== |
| − | + | They nest in tree hollows. The 2 eggs are incubated by both sexes. | |
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes seed, nuts, berries, fruit, insects and larvae. | The diet includes seed, nuts, berries, fruit, insects and larvae. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | #AvianWeb | ||
| + | #Parrots.org | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==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 16:20, 2 July 2010
- Cacatua ophthalmica
Identification
45-50 cm
- White plumage
- Large yellow and white crest
- Yellow under wings and tail
- Blue eyerings
- Black bill,
- Iris: black in males, reddish in females
Distribution
Australasia: found in the Bismarck Archipelago (New Britain and New Ireland) and Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Forests.
Behaviour
Breeding
They nest in tree hollows. The 2 eggs are incubated by both sexes.
Diet
The diet includes seed, nuts, berries, fruit, insects and larvae.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- AvianWeb
- Parrots.org
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-eyed Cockatoo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-eyed_Cockatoo
