Pink Cockatoo
Cacatua leadbeateri
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittacidae
The pink cockatoo (Cacatua leadbeateri), also known as Major Mitchell's cockatoo or Leadbeater's cockatoo, is a medium-sized cockatoo that inhabits arid and semiarid inland areas across Australia, with the exception of the north-east. Taxonomy and naming Irish naturalist Nicholas Aylward Vigors described the species in 1831 as Plyctolophus leadbeateri. The scientific name commemorates the London naturalist and taxidermist Benjamin Leadbeater, who had given Vigors what would become the type specimen.
Le Cacatoès de Leadbeater (Cacatua leadbeateri) ou Cacatoès commandant Mitchell, est une espèce de perroquets du genre Cacatua et membre de la famille des Cacatuidés. Cette espèce est endémique de l'Australie. Son nom est un hommage au marchand et taxidermiste britannique Benjamin Leadbeater (1760-1837).
La cacatúa abanderada (Lophochroa leadbeateri) es una especie de ave psitaciforme de la familia de las cacatúas que vive en Australia y la única especie del género Lophochroa. Es una de las cacatúas más frecuentes en las regiones semiáridas australianas. Nombres comunes Cacatúa abanderada.
Distribution
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