Alternative names: Goffin's Cockatoo; Tanimbar Cockatoo
- Cacatua goffini
Identification
31 cm. Smallest of all the cockatoos. White body, some salmon or pink face feathers between beak and eyes, pale grey beak, some salmon on crest, yellow tinge to underside wing and tail feathers, brown or black iris. Both sexes are similar.
Near threatened.
Distribution
Near-threatened endemic of the island of Tanimbar, Indonesia. Introduced to Singapore, where a small, self-supporting population exists.
Taxonomy
This species is monotypic.[1]
Habitat
Forest and agricultural land.
Behaviour
- Breeding: It nests in tree hollows.
- Diet: It feeds on maize crops.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Tanimbar Corella. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tanimbar_Corella
