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Described by French naturalist Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest in 1826, the genus Calyptorhynchus has five species and is the largest genus of the "dark cockatoo" subfamily Calyptorhynchinae which now is recognized to contain also the other sexually dichromatic species, the Gang-gang Cockatoo and probably the cockatiel which despite its unique appearance may actually be the closest living relative of Calyptorhynchus (Brown & Toft, 1999, but see Astuti, 2004?). Two subgenera (Calyptorhynchus and Zanda) are recognized based on the colouration of the species, but they may ultimately be considered distinct genera:
- Subgenus Calyptorhynchus - black-and-red cockatoos
- Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus (Calyptorhynchus) banksii
- Calyptorhynchus (Calyptorhynchus) banksii banksii
- Calyptorhynchus (Calyptorhynchus) banksii graptogyne
- Calyptorhynchus (Calyptorhynchus) banksii macrorhynchus
- Calyptorhynchus (Calyptorhynchus) banksii naso
- Calyptorhynchus (Calyptorhynchus) banksii samueli
- Glossy Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus (Calyptorhynchus) lathami
- Calyptorhynchus (Calyptorhynchus) lathami lathami
- Calyptorhynchus (Calyptorhynchus) lathami erebus
- Calyptorhynchus (Calyptorhynchus) lathami halmaturinus
- Subgenus Zanda - black-and-yellow/white cockatoos
[edit] References
- Astuti, Dwi (2004?): A phylogeny of cockatoos (Aves: Psittaciformes) inferred from DNA sequences of the seventh intron of nuclear β-fibrinogen gene. Doctoral work, Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Japan. PDF fulltext
- Brown, D.M. & Toft, C.A. (1999): Molecular systematics and biogeography of the cockatoos (Psittaciformes: Cacatuidae). Auk 116(1): 141-157.
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