Western Corella
Cacatua pastinator(Gould, J, 1841)
English (US) Western Corella
The Western Corella (Cacatua pastinator) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cacatuidae (Cockatoos) in the order Psittaciformes.
- Scientific name
- Cacatua pastinator
- Family
- Cacatuidae (Cockatoos)
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Western Corella
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1841)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cacatua pastinator pastinator
- Cacatua pastinator derbyi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Licmetis pastinator
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1841)
- Type locality
- Western Australia.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.8, no.95 p.175
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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