Ducorps' Cockatoo

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iDucorp's Cockatoo
Conservation status
Least Concern (LC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae Subfamily: Cacatuinae Genus: Cacatua Subgenus: Licmetis Species: C. ducorpsii
Binomial name
Cacatua ducorpsii (Pucheran, 1853)

The Ducorps' Cockatoo (Cacatua ducorpsii) is a species of cockatoo endemic to the Solomon Islands. This small white cockatoo is larger than the Goffin's Cockatoo yet smaller than the Umbrella Cockatoo. Notable features of this cockatoo include a blue eye ring and a recumbent crest which resembles a sail in its raised state.

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2004). Cacatua ducorpsii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 06 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern