Ducorps' Cockatoo
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- Cacatua goffini redirects here. This synonym for Cacatua ducorpsii was used previously for the Tanimbar Corella or Goffin's Cockatoo
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Cacatua tanimberensis Roselaar & Prins, 2000 |
The Ducorps' Cockatoo (Cacatua ducorpsii), also known as the Solomon Corella or Broad-crested Corella, is a species of cockatoo endemic to the Solomon Islands. This small white cockatoo is larger than the Tanimbar Corella yet smaller than the Umbrella Cockatoo. The species is common across most of the Solomons, absent only from Makira in the south. It inhabits lowland rainforests, secondary forests, cleared areas and gardens.
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[edit] Description
The Ducorps' Cockatoo is about 30 cm (12 in) long. They are predominantly white. They have a blue eye ring and a recumbent crest which resembles a sail in its raised state. As other members of the subgenus Licmetis, it has a pale bill.
[edit] Breeding
The Ducorp's Cockatoo nests in tree cavities. The eggs are white and there are usually two in a clutch. The eggs are incubated for about 25 days and the chicks leave the nest about 62 days after hatching.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Roselaar, C.S.; J.P. Michels. "Nomenclatural chaos untangled, resulting in the naming of the formally undescribed Cacatua species from the Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia (Psittaciformes: Cacatuidae)". Systematic notes on Asian birds 48. http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/43942.
- ^ Alderton, David (2003). The ultimate encyclopedia of caged and aviary birds. London, England: Hermes House. pp. 205. ISBN 184309164X.
- 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
[edit] External links
- World Parrot Trust Parrot Encyclopedia - Species Profiles
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