Yellow-crested Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea Scientific name definitions
- CR Critically Endangered
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (5)
Ian Rowley, Christopher J. Sharpe, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Geelkuifkaketoe |
| Catalan | cacatua sulfúria |
| Chinese (SIM) | 小葵花凤头鹦鹉 |
| Czech | kakadu žlutolící |
| Dutch | Kleine Geelkuifkaketoe |
| English | Yellow-crested Cockatoo |
| English (United States) | Yellow-crested Cockatoo |
| French | Cacatoès soufré |
| French (France) | Cacatoès soufré |
| German | Gelbwangenkakadu |
| Icelandic | Gullkakadúi |
| Indonesian | Kakatua jambul-kuning |
| Japanese | コバタン |
| Norwegian | gyllentoppkakadu |
| Polish | kakadu żółtolica |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Catatua-de-crista-amarela |
| Russian | Малый желтохохлый какаду |
| Serbian | Žutoćubi kakadu |
| Slovak | kakadu žltochochlatý |
| Spanish | Cacatúa Sulfúrea |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cacatúa sulfúrea |
| Swedish | mindre gultofskakadua |
| Turkish | Küçük Sülfür Kakadusu |
| Ukrainian | Какаду короткочубий |
Revision Notes
Brooke K. Keeney standardized the account with Clements taxonomy. Shawn M. Billerman contributed to the Systematics page. Nicholas D. Sly generated the map.
Cacatua sulphurea (Gmelin, 1788)
PROTONYM:
Psittacus sulphureus
Gmelin, 1788. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I], p.330.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Moluccas, i.e. Celebes.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CACATUA
- sulphurea
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Distribution of the Yellow-crested Cockatoo
