Yellow-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua sulphurea(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) Yellow-crested Cockatoo
The Yellow-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea) 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 sulphurea
- Family
- Cacatuidae (Cockatoos)
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Yellow-crested Cockatoo
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Cacatua sulphurea sulphurea
- Cacatua sulphurea abbotti
- Cacatua sulphurea djampeana
- Cacatua sulphurea occidentalis
- Cacatua sulphurea parvula
- Cacatua sulphurea paulandrewi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus sulphureus
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- Moluccas, i.e. Celebes.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.330
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Cacatua leadbeateri
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Solomons Corella
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Western Corella
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Little Corella
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Long-billed Corella
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White Cockatoo
Cacatua alba
Blue-eyed Cockatoo
Cacatua ophthalmica
Salmon-crested Cockatoo
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Citron-crested Cockatoo
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Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
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