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Cacatua sp - MHNT. Cacatua is a genus of cockatoos found from the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands to Australia.They have a primarily white plumage (in some species tinged pinkish or yellow), an expressive crest, and a black (subgenus Cacatua) or pale (subgenus Licmetis) bill.
Female with newly free-swimming fry. The female places her eggs inside the roof of a cavity [2] or underneath a leaf. She takes care of the eggs by herself, [2] while the male guards the territory. The eggs are salmon colored. One of the more interesting traits of Apistogramma cacatuoides is that of "sneaker" males. Due to the aggressive ...
The word cockatoo dates from the 17th century and is derived from Dutch kaketoe, which in turn is from the Indonesian/Malay kakatua.Seventeenth-century variants include cacato, cockatoon and crockadore, and cokato, cocatore and cocatoo were used in the 18th century.
The citron-crested cockatoo (Cacatua citrinocristata) is a medium-sized cockatoo with an orange crest, dark grey beak, pale orange ear patches, and strong feet and claws. The underside of the larger wing and tail feathers have a pale yellow color.
Greater sulphur-crested cockatoo Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae Genus: Cacatua Species: C. galerita Subspecies: C. g. galerita Trinomial name Cacatua galerita galerita Latham, 1790 The greater sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita galerita) is the nominate subspecies of the sulphur-crested ...
The white cockatoo (Cacatua alba), also known as the umbrella cockatoo, is a medium-sized all-white cockatoo endemic to tropical rainforest on islands of Indonesia. When surprised, it extends a large and striking head crest , which has a semicircular shape (similar to an umbrella, hence the alternative name).
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The Eleonora cockatoo, Cacatua galerita eleonora, also known as medium sulphur-crested cockatoo, is a subspecies of the sulphur-crested cockatoo. It is native to the Aru Islands in the province of Maluku in eastern Indonesia , but has also been introduced to Kai Islands .