Cockatoos (Cacatuidae)
Salmon-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis) - HBW 4, p. 278
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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Calling and moving along a perch
Locality Birdland Park & Gardens, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
(Monotypic species)
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A bird calling.
Locality Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Chonburi, Central Thailand, Thailand
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 April 2008 4 years ago 4
