Cockatoo Species and Subspecies

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Subfamily Nymphicinae
Cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus


Subfamily  Calyptorhynchinae: The black cockatoos
Subgenus Calyptorhynchus – black-and-red cockatoos
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus (Calyptorhynchus) banksii
Glossy Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus (Calyptorhynchus) lathami
Subgenus Zanda – black-and-yellow/white cockatoos
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus (Zanda) funereus
Short-billed Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus (Zanda) latirostris
Long-billed Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus (Zanda) baudinii


Subfamily  Cacatuinae
Tribe Microglossini: One genus with one species, the black Palm Cockatoo
Tribe Cacatuini: Four genera of white, pink and grey species.
Gang-gang Cockatoo, Callocephalon fimbriatum
Galah, Eolophus roseicapilla
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (also Leadbeater's Cockatoo), Lophochroa leadbeateri

Subgenus Cacatua – true white cockatoos
Yellow-crested Cockatoo (also Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo), Cacatua (Cacatua) sulphurea
Abbott's Cockatoo, Cacatua (Cacatua) sulphurea abbotti
Timor Cockatoo, Cacatua (Cacatua) sulphurea parvula
Citron-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua (Cacatua) sulphurea citrinocristata
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua (Cacatua) galerita
Triton Cockatoo, Cacatua (Cacatua) galerita triton
Eleonora Cockatoo, Cacatua (Cacatua) galerita eleonora
Fitzroy Cockatoo, Cacatua (Cacatua) galerita fitzroyi
Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua (Cacatua) galerita galerita
Blue-eyed Cockatoo, Cacatua (Cacatua) ophthalmica Sclater
Umbrella Cockatoo (also White Cockatoo), Cacatua (Cacatua) alba
Moluccan Cockatoo (also Salmon-crested Cockatoo), Cacatua (Cacatua) moluccensis

Subgenus Licmetis – corellas
Long-billed Corella, Cacatua (Licmetis) tenuirostris
Western Corella, Cacatua (Licmetis) pastinator
Muir's Corella, Cacatua (Licmetis) pastinator pastinator
Butler's Corella, Cacatua (Licmetis) pastinator butleri
Little Corella, Cacatua (Licmetis) sanguinea Gould
Tanimbar Corella (also Goffin's Cockatoo), Cacatua (Licmetis) goffiniana
Solomons Cockatoo, Cacatua (Licmetis) ducorpsii
Red-vented Cockatoo, Cacatua (Licmetis) haematuropygia
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Ok, some more to come. I did look up the differences, yellow crested is a darker yellow and comes from a very small area up above Australia so I think I'm safe!