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| Citron-crested cockatoo | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Cacatuidae |
| Genus: | Cacatua |
| Species: | C. citrinocristata
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| Cacatua citrinocristata (Fraser, 1844)
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Cacatua sulphurea citrinocristata | |
The citron-crested cockatoo (Cacatua citrinocristata) is a medium-sized cockatoo with an orange crest, dark grey beak, pale orange ear patches, and strong feet and claws. The underside of the larger wing and tail feathers have a pale yellow color. The eyelid color is a very light blue. Both sexes are similar. Females have a copper colored eye where as the male has a very dark black eye.
They are endemic to Sumba in the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia. The diet consists mainly of seeds, buds, fruits, nuts and herbaceous plants.
In 2022, Birdlife International recognized the citron-crested cockatoo as a separate species, Cacatua citrinocristata, assessed as Critically Endangered,[2] while the International Ornithological Congress designated it to be a species in 2023.[3]
- ^ BirdLife International (2021). "Citron-crested Cockatoo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T200296433A201545199. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T200296433A201545199.en. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "BirdLife International (2022) Species factsheet: Cacatua citrinocristata". Birdlife International. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Parrots, cockatoos". IOC World Bird List. Retrieved 18 July 2023.