- Licmetis
Taxobox
name = Cockatoos
image_width = 250px
image_caption =Little Corella
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Psittaciformes
familia =Cacatuidae
genus = "Cacatua "
subgenus = "Licmetis"
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision = "6, see text""Licmetis" is a
subgenus of the white cockatoos (genus "Cacatua "). They are collectively known as corellas inAustralia . Three of the six species are primarily - or entirely - found in Australia, while thePhilippines ,Indonesia , and theSolomons each have an endemic species. They are relatively smallcockatoo s and all have pale bills. While most show yellow-tinged underwings and some red to the face, none have conspicuously coloured crests.pecies
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Long-billed Corella , "Cacatua (Licmetis) tenuirostris"
*Western Corella , "Cacatua (Licmetis) pastinator"
*Little Corella , "Cacatua (Licmetis) sanguinea"
*Red-vented Cockatoo , "Cacatua (Licmetis) haematuropygia"
*Goffin's Cockatoo , "Cacatua (Licmetis) goffini"
*Ducorps' Cockatoo , "Cacatua (Licmetis) ducorpsii"References
* Brown, D. M., and Toft, C. A. (1999). "Molecular systematics and biogeography of the cockatoos (Psittaciformes: Cacatuidae)." Auk 116(1): 141-157.
* Juniper, T., and Parr, M. (1998). "A Guide to the Parrots of the World." Pica Press, East Sussex. ISBN 1-873403-40-2
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