Family Cacatuidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | Superfamily Cacatuoidea Scientific name Calyptorhynchus Higher classification Calyptorhynchinae Order Parrot | |
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Subfamily CalyptorhynchinaeBonaparte, 1853 Lifespan Red-tailed black cockatoo: 45 – 50 years Lower classifications Yellow‑tailed black cockatoo, Red‑tailed black cockatoo, Carnaby's black cockatoo, Glossy black cockatoo, Baudin's black cockatoo | ||
Red tailed black cockatoo calyptorhynchus banksii
Described by French naturalist Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest in 1826, the genus Calyptorhynchus has five species. They are all mostly black in colour, and the taxa may be differentiated partly by size and partly by small areas of red, grey and yellow plumage especially in the tail feathers. It is the sole genus of the "dark cockatoo" subfamily Calyptorhynchinae. Studies based on the mitochondrial DNA 12S gene fragment suggested that other sexually dichromatic species, the gang-gang cockatoo as well as the cockatiel may be the closest living relatives of Calyptorhynchus (Brown & Toft, 1999). However, subsequent studies, including more genes confirm the morphological taxonomy with the gang-gang cockatoo most closely related to the Galah, within the white cockatoo group, and with the cockatiel as a third distinct subfamily of cockatoos. Two subgenera (Calyptorhynchus and Zanda) are recognized based on the colouration of the species, and presence of sexual dimorphism:
Contents
- Red tailed black cockatoo calyptorhynchus banksii
- Yellow tailed black cockatoo s foraging calyptorhynchus funereus
- References
Yellow tailed black cockatoo s foraging calyptorhynchus funereus
