Alternative name(s): Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
- Cacatua leadbeateri
Lophochroa leadbeateri
Identification
33–40 cm (13-15¾ in)
- White and salmon pink plumage
- Red and yellow crest
Female: has a red iris and broader yellow band in the crest
Distribution
Endemic to Australia: found in New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.
Taxonomy
Pink Cockatoo was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Lophocroa but is now in genus Cacatua.
Subspecies
Clements recognizes these subspecies[1]:
- C. l. mollis:
- Western Australia
- C. l. leadbeateri:
- Central and east-central Australia
Habitat
Mallee woodland near water, eucalypt scrub, sparsely timbered grassland, woodland and mulga scrub.
Behaviour
Locally nomadic.
Diet
They feed on a wide variety of seeds and fruit, including the seeds of the Paddy Melon (Cucumis myriocarpus) and the fruits of Bloodwood (Corymbia spp.) and Desert Oak (Allocasuarina decaisneana), also on seeds of acacias and chenopods (e.g., saltbush).
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Oct 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pink Cockatoo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pink_Cockatoo
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