Tanimbar Corella

Cacatua goffiniana

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About the Tanimbar Corella

The Tanimbar corella (Cacatua goffiniana), also known as Goffin's cockatoo or Tanimbar cockatoo, is a species of cockatoo endemic to forests of Yamdena, Larat, and Selaru, all islands in the Tanimbar Islands archipelago in Indonesia. It has been introduced to the Kai Islands, 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, Ducorps' or Solomons cockatoo (Cacatua ducorpsii). Tanimbar corellas are the smallest of the white cockatoos. It is classified as near threatened due to deforestation and cage-bird trade. It breeds well in captivity and a large avicultural population exists.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name: Cacatua goffiniana
Family: Cockatoos
Order: Psittaciformes

Similar species

Other members of the cockatoos family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

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