Greater sulphur-crested cockatoo

Greater sulphur-crested cockatoo

Scientific classification
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 cockatoo. It is native to eastern Australia from Cape York to Tasmania, and has been introduced to the Perth area of Western Australia.

References

Cockatoos (family: Cacatuidae)

Appearance

Small

Nymphicus	Cockatiel Cockatiels in aviculture Cockatiel colour genetics

Black

Calyptorhynchus

Calyptorhynchus (subgenus)	Red-tailed black cockatoo Glossy black cockatoo

Zanda (subgenus)	Yellow-tailed black cockatoo Carnaby's black cockatoo Baudin's black cockatoo

Probosciger

Pink or grey

Callocephalon	Gang-gang cockatoo

Eolophus	Galah (or rose-breasted cockatoo)

Lophochroa	Major Mitchell's cockatoo (or Leadbeater's cockatoo)

White

Cacatua

Cacatua (subgenus)	Yellow-crested cockatoo (or lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo) Citron-crested cockatoo Sulphur-crested cockatoo Eleonora cockatoo Greater sulphur-crested cockatoo Blue-eyed cockatoo White cockatoo (or umbrella cockatoo) Salmon-crested cockatoo (or Moluccan cockatoo)

Licmetis (subgenus)	Long-billed corella Western corella Muir's corella Butler's corella Little corella Tanimbar corella (or Goffin's cockatoo) Solomons cockatoo Red-vented cockatoo

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