Cacatua

Cacatua is a genus of cockatoos found from the Philippines and Wallacea east to the Solomon Islands and south to Australia. They have a primarily white plumage (in some species tinged pinkish or yellow), an expressive crest, and a black (subgenus Cacatua) or pale (subgenus Licmetis) bill. Today several species from this genus are considered threatened due to a combination of habitat loss and capture for the wild bird trade, with the Blue-eyed Cockatoo, Moluccan Cockatoo and Umbrella Cockatoo considered Vulnerable, the Red-vented Cockatoo considered Endangered, and the Yellow-crested Cockatoo considered Critically Endangered.

Species

Subgenus Cacatua - true white cockatoos
Yellow-crested (or Lesser Sulphur-crested) Cockatoo, Cacatua (Cacatua) sulphurea
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua (Cacatua) galerita
Blue-eyed Cockatoo, Cacatua (Cacatua) ophthalmica
White (or Umbrella) Cockatoo, Cacatua (Cacatua) alba
Salmon-crested (or Moluccan) Cockatoo, Cacatua (Cacatua) moluccensis
Subgenus Licmetis - corellas
Long-billed Corella, Cacatua (Licmetis) tenuirostris
Western Corella, Cacatua (Licmetis) pastinator
Little Corella, Cacatua (Licmetis) sanguinea
Tanimbar Corella (or Goffin's Cockatoo), Cacatua (Licmetis) goffiniana
Solomons Cockatoo (or Ducorps's Cockatoo), Cacatua (Licmetis) ducorpsii
Red-vented (or Philippine) Cockatoo, Cacatua (Licmetis) haematuropygia

Translation

The word "Cacatua" occurs as such in the following languages: English, French, Slovak, Swedish, Turkish.

Translation(s) in other languages: Breton: Kaketou, German: Eigentliche Kakadus, Italian: Cacatua (genere), Lithuanian: Tikrosios kakadu, Finnish: Töyhtökakadut.