Cockatoos (Cacatuidae) - HBW 4
Salmon-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis)
French: Cacatoès à huppe rouge
German: Molukkenkakadu
Spanish: Cacatúa Moluqueña
Other common names: Moluccan Cockatoo
Taxonomy: Psittacus moluccensis J. F. Gmelin, 1788, Moluccas.
Alternative genus name Kakatoe now obsolete; official suppression proposed. Forms superspecies with C. alba. Monotypic.
Distribution: S Moluccas, on Seram, Haruku and Saparua; also Ambon, where possibly introduced.
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A bird calling and moving on a perch. Khao Khaew Open Zoo, Chonburi, Central Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 April 2008 45 weeks ago 30 sec 3 -
A bird with its crest slightly ruffled London Zoo, London, England, UK (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 November 2005 3 years ago 10 sec 2.5
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Pair, male on the back with open crest. Netherlands (Monotypic species)
iggino 27 September 2008 1 year ago 2.8
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A bird calling.
Khao Khaew Open Zoo, Chonburi, Central Thailand, Thailand
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 April 2008 45 weeks ago 4
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