Eleonora cockatoo

Eleonora cockatoo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Cacatuidae
Genus: Cacatua
Species:
C. galerita
Subspecies:
C. g. eleonora
Trinomial name
Cacatua galerita eleonora
Finsch, 1863
Aru Islands (in red)

The Eleonora cockatoo, Cacatua galerita eleonora, also known as medium sulphur-crested cockatoo, is a subspecies of the sulphur-crested cockatoo. It is native to the Aru Islands in the province of Maluku in eastern Indonesia, but has also been introduced to Kai Islands.[1][2][3] Avicultural populations are well-established in Europe and the United States.[4]

The Eleonora cockatoo was named by Otto Finsch. He discovered the subspecies in Amsterdam's Artis zoo and named it after Maria Eleonora van der Schroef, the wife of the then director of the zoo.[5] This subspecies was accepted by Gerlof Mees in 1972 and Joseph Forshaw (1989) and recognised by Edward C. Dickinson and James Van Remsen Jr. (2013).[6]

  1. ^ "Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua Galerita)". Parrot Encyclopedia. World Parrot Trust. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  2. ^ Decoteau, A. E. (1981). Handbook of Cockatoos. T.F.H. Publications. p. 92. ISBN 9780866227988.
  3. ^ Mulawka, Edward John (2016). The Cockatoos: A Complete Guide to the 21 Species. McFarland. p. 67. ISBN 9781476614717.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference northernparrots was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Bolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2020). The Eponym Dictionary of Birds. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 171. ISBN 9781472982698.
  6. ^ Beehler, Bruce M.; Pratt, Thane K. (2016). Birds of New Guinea: Distribution, Taxonomy, and Systematics. Princeton University Press. p. 240. ISBN 9781400880713.