The cockatoos : a complete guide to the 21 species / Edward John Mulawka.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mulawka, Edward J. (Edward John), 1936- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cockatoos--Classification.

Cockatoos.

Cockatoos--Identification.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This reference book on the Cockatoo family provides a comprehensive physical description of the various species of this exotic parrot. Many Cockatoo species face a perilous future, despite conservation laws governing the capture of wild cockatoos, their desirability as an avian pet spawned a worldwide trade endangering some species to the point that they face extinction"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface ; Introduction ; Common Cockatoo Names Index ; Common Characteristics ; Part One. The White Cockatoos Genus: Cacatua Subgenus: Cacatua ; 1. Umbrella Cockatoo: Cacatua alba (Müller, 1776); 2. Moluccan Cockatoo: Cacatua moluccensis (Gmelin, 1788) ; 3. Yellow-crested Cockatoo: Cacatua sulphurea (Gmelin, 1788)

4. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo: Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) 5. Blue-eyed Cockatoo: Cacatua ophthalmica (Sclater, 1864) ; 6. Slender-billed Cockatoo: Cacatua tenuirostris (Kuhl, 1820) ; 7. Western Long- billed Corella: Cacatua pastinator (Gould, 1841)

8. Ducorps Cockatoo: Cacatua ducorpsii (Pucheran, 1853) 9. Goffin's Cockatoo: Cacatua goffiniana (Finsch, 1863) ; 10. Little Corella: Cacatua sanguinea (Gould, 1843) ; 11. Red-vented Cockatoo: Cacatua haematuropygia (Müller, 1776) ; Part Two. The Grey/Pink Cockatoos Genera: Eolophus and Lophochroa

12. Galah Cockatoo: Eolophus roseicapilla (Viellot, 1817)13. Leadbeater's Cockatoo: Lophochroa leadbeateri (Vigors, 1831) ; Part Three. The Black Cockatoos Genus: Callocephalon, Probosciger and Calyptorhynchus Subgenus: Calyptorhynchus (Zanda); 14. Gang-Gang Cockatoo: Callocephalon fimbriatum (Grant, 1803); 15. Palm Cockatoo: Probosciger aterrimus (Gmelin, 1788)

16. Red-tailed Black Cockatoo: Calyptorhynchus banksii (Latham, 1790) 17. Glossy Black Cockatoo: Calyptorhynchus lathami (Temminck, 1807) ; 18. White-tailed Black Cockatoo: Calyptorhynchus baudinii (Lear, 1832) ; 19. Carnaby's Cockatoo: Calyptorhynchus latirostris (Carnaby, 1948)

20. Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo: Calyptorhynchus funereus (Shaw, 1794)

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-1471-7