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Family: Cacatuidae

Description

Cockatoos, Corellas, Galah and the Cockatiel constitute this family. They are all relatively large parrots with medium to short tail (except Cockatiel which has a long tail), and they all belong to the Australasian region.

Taxonomy

Cacatuidae is a Family in the Order Psittaciformes; some authorities place these genera in family Psittacidae

Family Cacatuidae viewedit

Genus Probosciger viewedit
P. aterrimus Palm Cockatoo

Genus Calyptorhynchus viewedit
C. banksii Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
C. lathami Glossy Black Cockatoo

Genus Zanda viewedit
Z. funerea Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
Z. latirostris Carnaby's Black Cockatoo
Z. baudinii Baudin's Black Cockatoo

Genus Callocephalon viewedit
C. fimbriatum Gang-gang Cockatoo

Genus Lophochroa viewedit
L. leadbeateri Major Mitchell's Cockatoo

Genus Eolophus viewedit
E. roseicapilla Galah

Genus Cacatua viewedit
C. tenuirostris Long-billed Corella
C. pastinator Western Corella
C. sanguinea Little Corella
C. goffiniana Tanimbar Corella
C. haematuropygia Philippine Cockatoo
C. sulphurea Yellow-crested Cockatoo
C. ducorpsii Solomons Cockatoo
C. galerita Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
C. ophthalmica Blue-eyed Cockatoo
C. moluccensis Salmon-crested Cockatoo
C. alba White Cockatoo

Genus Nymphicus viewedit
N. hollandicus Cockatiel

Subcategories

This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.

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