Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

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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 Short-billed Black Cockatoo Long-billed 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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