The Cockatoos

A Complete Guide to the 21 Species

Edward John Mulawka (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

296 Seiten

2014
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-7925-2 (ISBN)

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This reference book on the cockatoo family provides a comprehensive physical description of the various species of this exotic parrot, the habitat they favor, and their distribution and behaviors both in the wild and in captivity. Their reproductive history is examined, as is the possibility of breeding sufficient numbers in captivity to develop sustainable populations for re-introduction to their original habitat should they become extinct in the wild. The book explores the historical encounters of the various species with Europeans two centuries ago. That early history provides considerable insight to the cockatoo's popularity and to efforts to breed them in captivity.

Many cockatoo species face a perilous future. As their native forests are logged, the cockatoos lose not only suitable nesting and roosting sites, but native foods. Additionally, despite conservation laws governing the capture of wild cockatoos, their desirability as an avian pet has spawned a worldwide illicit trade critically endangering some species to the point that they face extinction in the wild.

The late Edward John Mulawka lived in southern Ontario, Canada.

Table of Contents

Preface 1

Introduction 5

Common Cockatoo Names Index 13

Common Characteristics 19

Part One. The White Cockatoos

Genus: Cacatua

Subgenus: Cacatua

1. Umbrella Cockatoo: Cacatua alba (Müller, 1776) 24

2. Moluccan Cockatoo: Cacatua moluccensis (Gmelin, 1788) 33

3. Yellow-crested Cockatoo: Cacatua sulphurea (Gmelin, 1788) 44

4. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo: Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) 58

5. Blue-eyed Cockatoo: Cacatua ophthalmica (Sclater, 1864) 74

6. Slender-billed Cockatoo: Cacatua tenuirostris (Kuhl, 1820) 85

7. Western Long-billed Corella: Cacatua pastinator (Gould, 1841) 94

8. Ducorps Cockatoo: Cacatua ducorpsii (Pucheran, 1853) 105

9. Goffin’s Cockatoo: Cacatua goffiniana (Finsch, 1863) 112

10. Little Corella: Cacatua sanguinea (Gould, 1843) 120

11. Red-vented Cockatoo: Cacatua haematuropygia (Müller, 1776) 132

Part Two. The Grey/Pink Cockatoos

Genera: Eolophus and Lophochroa

12. Galah Cockatoo: Eolophus roseicapilla (Viellot, 1817) 144

13. Leadbeater’s Cockatoo: Lophochroa leadbeateri (Vigors, 1831) 159

Part Three. The Black Cockatoos

Genus: Callocephalon, Probosciger and Calyptorhynchus

Subgenus: Calyptorhynchus (Zanda)

14. Gang-Gang Cockatoo: Callocephalon fimbriatum (Grant, 1803) 168

15. Palm Cockatoo: Probosciger aterrimus (Gmelin, 1788) 179

16. Red-tailed Black Cockatoo: Calyptorhynchus banksii (Latham, 1790) 192

17. Glossy Black Cockatoo: Calyptorhynchus lathami (Temminck, 1807) 204

18. White-tailed Black Cockatoo: Calyptorhynchus baudinii (Lear, 1832) 214

19. Carnaby’s Cockatoo: Calyptorhynchus latirostris (Carnaby, 1948) 225

20. Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo: Calyptorhynchus funereus (Shaw, 1794) 237

Part Four. Small Cockatoos

Genus: Nymphicus

21. Cockatiel: Nymphicus hollandicus (Kerr, 1793) 248

Chapter Notes 261

Bibliography 267

Index 283

Zusatzinfo	25 photos, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	617 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-7864-7925-6 / 0786479256
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-7925-2 / 9780786479252
Zustand	Neuware