Tanimbar Corella

Cacatua goffiniana

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The Tanimbar Corella (Cacatua goffiniana) also known as Goffin's Cockatoo or Goffin's Corella, is a species of cockatoo endemic to forests of Yamdena, Larat and Selaru, all islands in the Tanimbar Islands archipelago in Indonesia. The species has been introduced to the Kai Islands in Indonesia, Puerto Rico and Singapore. This species was only formally described in 2004, after it was discovered that the previous formal descriptions pertained to individuals of a different cockatoo species, the Ducorps' or Solomons cockatoo (Cacatua ducorpsii). Tanimbar corellas are the smallest of the white cockatoos. This species is Near Threatened due to deforestation and bird trade. The species breeds well in captivity and there is a large avicultural population.

It is a common introduced breeding resident in Singapore.

It inhabits parks and wooded areas.

It is a small white cockatoo with a slight crest, which is not always erect.

Fuentes y créditos

  1. (c) Tan Kok Hui, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), https://picasaweb.google.com/107386319100895694067/OurBirdingTrips02?authkey=Gv1sRgCN2ljb7sgIm-qwE#5745352386452747426
  2. (c) Tan Kok Hui, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), subido por Tan Kok Hui
  3. Adaptado por Tan Kok Hui del trabajo de (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cacatua_goffiniana

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