Psittacidae

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Little Corella

Little Corella

Cacatua sanguinea Gould, 1843

Cacatua sanguinea (little corella) is a small white cockatoo native to Australia and southern New Guinea.

Long-billed Corella

Long-billed Corella

Cacatua tenuirostris (Kuhl, 1820)

The long-billed corella is a white Australian cockatoo with a long bone-colored beak, found across southeastern and parts of western Australia.

Tanimbar Corella

Tanimbar Corella

Cacatua goffiniana C.S.Roselaar & Michaels, 2004

Tanimbar corella is a small, mostly white cockatoo with subtle coloured markings, and shorter lifespan in captivity than many other cockatoos.

White Cockatoo

White Cockatoo

Cacatua alba (Statius Muller, 1776)

Cacatua alba, the white cockatoo, is a white cockatoo endemic to Indonesia with an ongoing population decline from illegal cage bird trade.

Salmon-crested Cockatoo

Salmon-crested Cockatoo

Cacatua moluccensis (Gmelin, 1788)

Cacatua moluccensis, the salmon-crested or Moluccan cockatoo, is a large white cockatoo endemic to eastern Indonesia's Seram archipelago.

Red-tailed Black Cockatoo

Red-tailed Black Cockatoo

Calyptorhynchus banksii (Latham, 1790)

This is the red-tailed black cockatoo, a sexually dimorphic Australian cockatoo that can be long-lived in captivity.

Glossy Black Cockatoo

Glossy Black Cockatoo

Calyptorhynchus lathami (Temminck, 1807)

Glossy black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami) is a sexually dimorphic Australian cockatoo that feeds mainly on Casuarina she-oak seeds.

Palm Cockatoo

Palm Cockatoo

Probosciger aterrimus (Gmelin, 1788)

Probosciger aterrimus, the palm cockatoo, is a large tool-using parrot native to New Guinea and northern Australia.

Galah

Galah

Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817)

The galah (Eolophus roseicapilla) is a pink-and-grey cockatoo native to Australia and introduced elsewhere, historically eaten by humans.

Kea

Kea

Nestor notabilis Gould, 1856

The kea (Nestor notabilis) is an endemic New Zealand large parrot with characteristic plumage and a restricted modern range.

New Zealand Kaka

New Zealand Kaka

Nestor meridionalis (Gmelin, 1788)

Nestor meridionalis, the New Zealand kākā, is a medium-sized NZ parrot with greatly reduced modern distribution.

Red-breasted Parakeet

Red-breasted Parakeet

Psittacula alexandri (Linnaeus, 1758)

Psittacula alexandri, the red-breasted parakeet, is a varied Southeast Asian parrot with threatened island subspecies and feral city populations.

Slaty-headed Parakeet

Slaty-headed Parakeet

Psittacula himalayana (Lesson, 1831)

Psittacula himalayana, the slaty-headed parakeet, is a Himalayan-region parrot found across South and Central Asia.

Alexandrine Parakeet

Alexandrine Parakeet

Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus, 1766)

Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria) is a large, sexually dimorphic parakeet with green plumage and specific habitat and behavioural traits.

Blossom-headed Parakeet

Blossom-headed Parakeet

Psittacula roseata Biswas, 1951

Psittacula roseata (blossom-headed parakeet) is a small lime-green parrot resident across Southeast Asia's open lowland forests.

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769)

Psittacula krameri, the rose-ringed parakeet, is a green non-migratory herbivorous parrot with native African and Asian ranges and introduced populations worldwide.

Malabar Parakeet

Malabar Parakeet

Psittacula columboides (Vigors, 1830)

Psittacula columboides, the blue-winged parakeet, is an Indian parakeet found mainly in the Western Ghats with distinct plumage traits.

Long-tailed Parakeet

Long-tailed Parakeet

Psittacula longicauda (Boddaert, 1783)

Psittacula longicauda, or long-tailed parakeet, is a social green parakeet native to South and Southeast Asia.

Plum-headed Parakeet

Plum-headed Parakeet

Psittacula cyanocephala (Linnaeus, 1766)

Psittacula cyanocephala (plum-headed parakeet) is a small green parrot native to South Asia, sometimes kept as a pet.

Layard's Parakeet

Layard's Parakeet

Psittacula calthrapae (Blyth, 1849)

Layard's parakeet (Psittacula calthrapae) is a small green parrot with distinct plumage and beak traits across sexes and age groups.

Australian King Parrot

Australian King Parrot

Alisterus scapularis (Lichtenstein, 1816)

Alisterus scapularis, the Australian king parrot, is a parrot species with distinct plumage by age and sex, found in eastern Australia.

Red-cheeked Parrot

Red-cheeked Parrot

Geoffroyus geoffroyi (Bechstein, 1811)

The red-cheeked parrot (Geoffroyus geoffroyi) is a green parrot found in forests of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands.

Moluccan Eclectus

Moluccan Eclectus

Eclectus roratus polychloros (Scopoli, 1786)

The Moluccan eclectus is a sexually dimorphic parrot with distinct male and female plumage coloration.

Regent Parrot

Regent Parrot

Polytelis anthopeplus (Lear, 1831)

Polytelis anthopeplus is a yellowish-green parrot with size, color, and reproductive traits detailed here.

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