Palm Cockatoo
Probosciger aterrimus(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) Palm Cockatoo
The Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus) 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
- Probosciger aterrimus
- Family
- Cacatuidae (Cockatoos)
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Palm Cockatoo
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Probosciger aterrimus stenolophus
- Probosciger aterrimus goliath
- Probosciger aterrimus aterrimus
- Probosciger aterrimus macgillivrayi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus aterrimus
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- New Holland, restricted to northern Australia by van Oort, Notes Leyden Mus., 33, 1911, p. 239.
- 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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