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Plictolophus or Cacatua cristatus
Cockatoo Cock`a*too, n. [Malayan kakat[=u]a.] (Zo["o]l.) A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily Cacatuin[ae], having a short, strong, and much curved beak, and the head ornamented with a crest, which can be raised or depressed at will. There are several genera and many species; as the broad-crested (Plictolophus, or Cacatua, cristatus), the sulphur-crested (P. galeritus), etc. The palm or great black cockatoo of Australia is Microglossus aterrimus.

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- Cacatua is a genus of ****atoos found from the Philippines and Wallacea east to the Solomon Islands and south to Australia. They have a primarily white...
- Licmetis is a subgenus of the white ****atoos (genus Cacatua). They are collectively known as corellas in Australia. Three of the six species are primarily...
- The white ****atoo (Cacatua alba), also known as the umbrella ****atoo, is a medium-sized all-white ****atoo endemic to tropical rainforest on islands...
- The Tanimbar corella (Cacatua goffiniana), also known as Goffin's ****atoo or Tanimbar ****atoo, is a species of ****atoo endemic to forests of Yamdena...
- The sulphur-crested ****atoo (Cacatua galerita) is a relatively large white ****atoo found in wooded habitats in Australia, New Guinea, and some of the...
- Calyptorhynchus form one branch. The second and larger branch is formed by the genus Cacatua, comprising 11 species of white-plumaged ****atoos and four monotypic genera...
- The western corella (Cacatua pastinator) also known as the western long-billed corella, is a species of white ****atoo endemic to south-western Australia...
- the white ****atoos that make up the genus Cacatua and indeed the galah was initially described as Cacatua roseicapilla. Early DNA studies allied the...
- The little corella (Cacatua sanguinea), also known as the short-billed corella, bare-e**** ****atoo, blood-stained ****atoo, and little ****atoo is a white...
- The citron-crested ****atoo (Cacatua citrinocristata) is a medium-sized ****atoo with an orange crest, dark grey beak, pale orange ear patches, and strong...