The blue-eyed cockatoo is a large, mainly white cockatoo about 50 cm (20 in) long with a mobile crest, a black beak, and a light blue rim of featherless skin around each eye that gives this species its name. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Sclater, PL 1864
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
1864, Part 2 p.188
Protonym:
Cacatua ophthalmica
Type locality:
Type an aviary specimen thought to have come from the Solomon Islands = New Britain.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500485
Avibase ID:
54B51CFD75691AE9
Avibase ID:
avibase-54B51CFD
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/54B51CFD
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554840
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Cacatoès aux yeux bleus ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Cacatoès aux yeux bleus ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2015: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2017: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2019: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Kakatoe galerita ophthalmica [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Kakatoe galerita ophthalmica [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Blue-eyed Cockatoo ( Cacatua ophthalmica) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cacatua ophthalmica [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cacatua ophthalmica [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a 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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