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Little Corella
Psittacidae

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
Psittacidae

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
Psittacidae

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
Psittacidae

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
Psittacidae

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
Psittacidae

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
Psittacidae

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
Psittacidae

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
Psittacidae

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.

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
Cacatuidae

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

Zanda funerea (Shaw, 1794)

Zanda funerea, the yellow-tailed black cockatoo, is a large Australian cockatoo with distinctive yellow tail bands, detailed here.

Carnaby's Black Cockatoo
Cacatuidae

Carnaby's Black Cockatoo

Zanda latirostris (Carnaby, 1948)

This is a detailed description of the physical traits, life stages and distribution of Carnaby's black cockatoo, found in southwest Australia.

Baudin's Black Cockatoo
Cacatuidae

Baudin's Black Cockatoo

Zanda baudinii (Lear, 1832)

Zanda baudinii, or Baudin's black cockatoo, is an endemic south-western Australian cockatoo threatened by habitat destruction.

Kea
Psittacidae

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
Psittacidae

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
Psittacidae

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
Psittacidae

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
Psittacidae

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
Psittacidae

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
Psittacidae

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
Psittacidae

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
Psittacidae

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
Psittacidae

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
Psittacidae

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
Psittacidae

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.

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