Galah

This article is about the bird species. For the locality in Australia, see Galah, Victoria.

Galah
male, Adelaide
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Cacatuidae
Genus: Eolophus
Bonaparte, 1854
Species:
E. roseicapilla
Binomial name
Eolophus roseicapilla
(Vieillot, 1817)
Subspecies
  • E. r. roseicapilla
  • E. r. albiceps
  • E. r. kuhli
Galah range (in red; all-year resident)
Synonyms
  • Cacatua roseicapilla Vieillot, 1817
  • Eolophus roseicapillus Sibley and Monroe, 1990

The galah (/ɡəˈlɑː/; Eolophus roseicapilla), less commonly known as the pink and grey cockatoo or rose-breasted cockatoo,[2] is an Australian species of cockatoo and the only member of the genus Eolophus. The galah is adapted to a wide variety of modified and unmodified habitats and is one of Australia's most abundant and widespread bird species.[3][4][5] The species is endemic to mainland Australia. It was introduced to Tasmania, where it is now widespread, in the mid-19th century[6] and much more recently to New Zealand.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Eolophus roseicapilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22684758A93045379. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684758A93045379.en.
  2. ^ "Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla) | Parrot Encyclopedia".
  3. ^ Sharland, Michael (1981). A Guide to the Birds of Tasmania. Hobart, Tasmania: Drinkwater. ISBN 978-0-949903-03-7.
  4. ^ "Humans to blame for galah problem". 20 April 2010.
  5. ^ "eBird: explore species - Galah". 18 July 2023.
  6. ^ Gould, Elizabeth; Gould, John; Richter, Henry Constantine (1840). The birds of Australia. London: Printed by R. and J. E. Taylor; pub. by the author.