Cacatua Vieillot 1817 (cockatoo)

Aves - Psittaciformes - Cacatuidae

Synonym: Plyctolophus Vieillot 1816

Parent taxon: Cacatuidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Baird 1992 and del Hoyo et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Cacatuinae, Callocephalon, Calyptorhynchinae, Calyptorhynchus, Eolophus, Nymphicinae

Subtaxa: Cacatua galerita Cacatua sulphurea Cacatua tenuirostris

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections), Papua New Guinea (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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