Calyptorhynchus Desmarest 1826 (cockatoo)

Aves - Psittaciformes - Cacatuidae

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

See also del Hoyo et al. 2014

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

Subtaxa: Calyptorhynchus banksii Calyptorhynchus lathami

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Green Waterhole Cave (Quaternary of Australia)

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