Bird Families of the World

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Cockatoos (Cacatuidae)

Cockatoos (Cacatuidae). 14 members seen during BigZZ, 3 lifers. My global status of this 22 species family is 15 (68%).

Genus level:

  • Black-Cockatoo (Zanda) – 3 seen (Yellow-tailed, Carnaby’s, Baudin’s Black-Cockatoos) 3 sp. Australian endemic genus
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Baudin's Black-Cockatoo
Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo
  • Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus) – 2 seen, 1 lifer (Red-tailed, Glossy Black-Cockatoos). 2 sp. Australian endemic genus
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Glossy Black- Cockatoo
  • Cockatiel (Nymphicus) – 1 seen (Cockatiel) . Monotype endemic genus
Cockatiel
  • Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger) –  1 seen. (Palm Cockatoo) Momotype genus
Palm Cockatoo (photographed in PNG, seen in NE Tropical QLD)
  • Gang-gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon) – 1 seen, 1 lifer (Gang-gang Cockatoo). Monotype endmic genus
Gang-gang Cockatoo
  • Galah (Eolophus) –  1 seen (Galah). Momotype genus
Galah
  • Cockatoo/Correla (Cacatua) – 5 seen, 2 lifer. All 5 Australians seen (Pink Cockatoo, Western Corella, Little Corella, Long-billed Corella, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo). 13 sp. genus globally.
Pink Cockatoo
Western Corella
Little Corella
Long-billed Corella
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Bird Families of the World Cockatoos accout

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