Biology:Cacatuinae

Short description: Subfamily of birds

Cacatuinae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Cacatuidae
Subfamily:	Cacatuinae
Tribes
Microglossini Cacatuini

The subfamily Cacatuinae consists of two tribes, the Microglossini with one species (palm cockatoo) and the Cacatuini with four genera:

Tribe	Image	Genus	Living Species
Microglossini		Probosciger Kuhl, 1820	palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus)
Cacatuini		Callocephalon Lesson, 1838	gang-gang cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum)
		Eolophus Bonaparte, 1854	Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla)
		Cacatua Vieillot, 1817	Subgenus Cacatua - true white cockatoos Yellow-crested (or lesser sulphur-crested) cockatoo, Cacatua (Cacatua) sulphurea Sulphur-crested cockatoo, Cacatua (Cacatua) galerita Blue-eyed cockatoo, Cacatua (Cacatua) ophthalmica White (or umbrella) cockatoo, Cacatua (Cacatua) alba Salmon-crested (or Moluccan) cockatoo, Cacatua (Cacatua) moluccensis Subgenus Licmetis - corellas Long-billed corella, Cacatua (Licmetis) tenuirostris Western corella, Cacatua (Licmetis) pastinator Little corella, Cacatua (Licmetis) sanguinea Tanimbar corella (or Goffin's cockatoo), Cacatua (Licmetis) goffiniana Solomons cockatoo (or Ducorps's cockatoo), Cacatua (Licmetis) ducorpsii Red-vented (or Philippine) cockatoo, Cacatua (Licmetis) haematuropygia Subgenus Lophochroa - pink cockatoos Pink (or Major Mitchell's/Leadbeater's) cockatoo, Cacatua (Lophochroa) leadbeateri

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2342726 entry