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Galah

Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, LJP 1817)

The galah, also known as the pink and grey cockatoo or rose-breasted cockatoo, is the only species within genus Eolophus of the cockatoo family. Found throughout Australia, it is among the most common of the cockatoos. With its distinctive pink and grey plumage and its bold and loud behaviour, it is a familiar sight in the wild and increasingly in urban areas. It has benefited from the change in the landscape since European colonisation, and appears to be replacing the Major Mitchell's cockatoo in parts of its range. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Cacatuidae
Genus:
   Eolophus
Scientific:
  Eolophus roseicapilla

Original description

Citation:
  (Vieillot, LJP 1817)

Reference:
   Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 17 p.12

Protonym:
  Cacatua roseicapilla

Type locality:
  In the Indies == New South Wales.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18054354

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  155F5285693BF58B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-155F5285

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/155F5285

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 714023

Geographic range:

  • Eolophus roseicapilla: Australia
  • Eolophus roseicapilla roseicapilla: western and west-central Australia
  • Eolophus roseicapilla kuhli: northern Australia (Northern Territory)
  • Eolophus roseicapilla albiceps: east-central and eastern Australia southward to Tasmania
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Galah
Catalan:
Cacatua galah
Czech:
kakadu růžový
Danish:
Rosakakadu
German:
Rosakakadu
Spanish:
Cacatúa Galah
Spanish (Spain):
Cacatúa Galah
Finnish:
ruusukakadu
French:
Cacatoès rosalbin
Croatian:
ružičasti kakadu
Hungarian:
rózsás kakadu
Icelandic:
Rósakakadúi
Italian:
Galah
Japanese (romaji):
momoiroinko
Japanese:
モモイロインコ
Lithuanian:
Rožinis kakadu
Dutch:
Roze Kaketoe
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Rosenkakadu
Norwegian:
Rosenkakadu
Polish:
kakadu różowa
Portuguese:
Cacatua-galah
Portuguese (Portugal):
catatua-galah
Russian:
Розовый какаду
Slovak:
kakadu ružový
Serbian:
Roze kakadu
Swedish:
rosenkakadua
Ukrainian:
Какаду рожевий
Chinese:
粉红凤头鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional):
粉紅鳳頭鸚鵡

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Cacatoès rosalbin ( Eolophus roseicapilla) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Kakatoe roseicapilla [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Eolophus roseicapilla [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: çəhrayı kakadu
Bengali: হগারাচ঩ফুক কাকাতুয়া
Bengali (transliteration): gōlāpibuka kākātuẏā
Catalan: Cacatua de cap rosat, Cacatua galah
Czech: Kakadu ružový, kakadu růžový
Chuvash: кĕрен какаду
Danish: Rosakakadu
German: Rosakakadu
English: Galah, Rose Cockatoo, Roseate Cockatoo, Rose-breasted Cockatoo, Willock
English, HBW: Galah
English (IOC): Galah
English (United States): Galah
Esperanto: galaha kakatuo, Rozbrusta kakatuo
Spanish: Cacatúa Galah, Cacatúa Rosa
Spanish (Spain): Cacatúa Galah
Spanish (HBW): Galah
Estonian: roosakakaduu
Finnish: Ruusukakadu
French: Cacatoès rosalbin, Galah
Irish: Cocatú rósach
Croatian: ružičasti kakadu
Hungarian: rózsás kakadu
Icelandic: Rósakakadúi
Italian: Cacatua pettorosa, Galah
Japanese (romaji): momoiroinko
Japanese: モモイロインコ
Kazakh: қызғылт какаду
Kirghiz: кызгылтым какаду
Scientific: Cacatua rosea, Cacatua roseicapilla, Cacatua roseicapillus, Eolophous roseicapillus, Eolophus roseicapilla, Eolophus roseicapilla roseicapilla, Eolophus roseicapillus, Kakatoe roseicapilla
Lithuanian: Rožinis kakadu
Dutch: Roze Kaketoe
Norwegian Nynorsk: Rosenkakadu
Norwegian: Galah, Rosenkakadu
Polish: kakadu rózowa, kakadu różowa
Portuguese: Cacatua-galah
Portuguese (Portugal): catatua-galah
Russian: гала, Розовый какаду
Slovak: Kakadu ružový
Serbian: Gala kakadu, Roze kakadu
Swedish: Rosenkakadua
Turkish: Gül rengi kakadu
Ukrainian: Какаду рожевий
Uzbek: пушти какаду
Chinese: 粉红凤头鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional): 粉紅鳳頭鸚鵡

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