The sulphur-crested cockatoo is a relatively large white cockatoo found in wooded habitats in Australia, New Guinea, and some of the islands of Indonesia. They can be locally very numerous, leading to them sometimes being considered pests. A highly intelligent bird, they are well known in aviculture, although they can be demanding pets. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Latham, J 1790)
Reference:
Index Orn.
1 p.109
Protonym:
Psittacus galeritus
Type locality:
New South Wales.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53510480
Avibase ID:
3F907C523F3C5670
Avibase ID:
avibase-3F907C52
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3F907C52
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177815
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Cacatoès à huppe jaune ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Cacatoès à huppe jaune ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
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Clements 4th edition: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2019: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cacatua galerita [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cacatua galerita [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Cacatua [galerita or ophthalmica]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
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