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Ducorp's Cockatoo

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Cacatuidae
Subfamily: Cacatuinae
Genus: Cacatua
Subgenus: Licmetis
Species: C. ducorpsii
Binomial name
Cacatua ducorpsii
(Pucheran, 1853)

The Ducorps' Cockatoo (Cacatua ducorpsii) is a species of cockatoo endemic to the Solomon Islands. This small white cockatoo is larger than the Goffin's Cockatoo yet smaller than the Umbrella Cockatoo. Notable features of this cockatoo include a blue eye ring and a recumbent crest which resembles a sail in its raised state. The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ... Image File history File links Status_iucn3. ... Least Concern (LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Animalia redirects here. ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... “Aves” redirects here. ... Families Cacatuidae Psittacidae The order Psittaciformes (Parrots) includes about 353 species of bird which are generally grouped into two families: the Cacatuidae or cockatoos, and the Psittacidae or true parrots. ... Genera Probosciger Calyptorhynchus Callocephalon Eolophus Cacatua Nymphicus A cockatoo is any of about 20 species of bird belonging to the family Cacatuidae. ... Subfamily Microglossinae Calyptorhynchinae Cacatuinae Nymphicinae A cockatoo is any of the 21 bird species belonging to the family Cacatuidae. ... Subfamily Microglossinae Calyptorhynchinae Cacatuinae Nymphicinae A cockatoo is any of the 21 bird species belonging to the family Cacatuidae. ... Licmetis is the name given to a subgenus of the White Cockatoos Cacatua. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Jacques Pucheran (1817 - 1894) was a French zoologist. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Subfamily Microglossinae Calyptorhynchinae Cacatuinae A cockatoo is any of the 21 bird species belonging to the family Cacatuidae. ... In biology and ecology endemic means exclusively native to a place or biota, in contrast to cosmopolitan or introduced. ... Binomial name Cacatua goffini (Finsch, 1863) The Goffins Cockatoo or Tanimbar Cockatoo, Cacatua goffini, is a species of cockatoo native to Indonesia. ... Binomial name Cacatua alba (Statius Muller, 1776) Umbrella Cockatoo The Umbrella Cockatoo or White Cockatoo , Cacatua alba, is a medium-sized cockatoo endemic to the islands of Halmahera, Bacan, Ternate, Tidore, Kasiruta and Mandiole in North Maluku, Indonesia. ... Tandem recumbent bicycle manufactured by BikeE A recumbent bicycle is a variety of bicycle which places the rider in a seated or supine position (rarely, in a prone position). ... The cockatiel - an example of a crested bird species Several bird species exhibit prominent feathered crests upon their heads. ...


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