Galah
Eolophus roseicapilla(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
English (US) Galah
The Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla) 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
- Eolophus roseicapilla
- Family
- Cacatuidae (Cockatoos)
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Galah
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Eolophus roseicapilla albiceps
- Eolophus roseicapilla kuhli
- Eolophus roseicapilla roseicapilla
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cacatua roseicapilla
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
- Type locality
- In the Indies == New South Wales.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 17 p.12
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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