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Cacatuinae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Psittaciformes

Scientific name
  
Cacatuinae

Rank
  
Subfamily

Phylum
  
Chordata

Superfamily
  
Cacatuoidea

Higher classification
  
Cockatoo

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Length
  
Major Mitchell's cockatoo: 50 – 60 cm

Lifespan
  
Galah: 40 years, Sulphur-crested cockatoo: 20 – 40 years, White cockatoo: 40 – 60 years

Lower classifications
  
Galah, Sulphur‑crested cockatoo, White cockatoo, Cacatua, Major Mitchell's cockatoo

The subfamily Cacatuinae consists of two tribes, the Microglossini with one species (palm cockatoo) and the Cacatuini with four genera: Callocephalon, Eolophus, Lophochroa and Cacatua.

References

Cacatuinae Wikipedia