Cacatua haematuropygia – Red-vented Cockatoo

Cacatua haematuropygia – Red-vented Cockatoo Photo: Vassil – Public Domain Red-vented Cockatoo – Cacatua haematuropygia (Müller, PLS, 1776) – s rare in aviculture. They are critically endangered of becoming extinct due to …

Cacatua goffiniana – Tanimbar Corella

Cacatua goffiniana – Tanimbar Corella Tanimbar Corella – Cacatua goffiniana (Roselaar & Michels, 2004) – is the smallest of the white cockatoos. In aviculture it is also known as Goffin’s …

Cacatua galerita – Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Cacatua galerita – Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita eleonoraPhoto: Copyright © by Izabella Bodin Sulphur-crested Cockatoo – Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) – is a large white cockatoo with a yellow crest. They are very curious, …

Cacatua ducorpsii – Solomons Cockatoo

Cacatua ducorpsii – Solomons Cockatoo Solomons Cockatoo – Cacatua ducorpsii (Pucheran, 1853) – is endemic for the Solomon Islands, where it is widespread on most islands except Makira and adjecent islands. It was …

Cacatua alba – White Cockatoo

Cacatua alba – White Cockatoo White Cockatoo – Cacatua alba (Statius Müller, PL, 1776) –  is a large white cockatoo with a white crest. When excited it raises the crest to a large semicircular shape …

Brotogeris tirica – Plain Parakeet

Brotogeris tirica – Plain Parakeet Photo: Copyright © by Sergio Gregorio via Instagram @sergiogregoriophoto Plain Parakeet – Brotogeris tirica (Gmelin, JF, 1788) – is a small parrot endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome of eastern Brazil. …

Brotogeris sanctithomae – Tui Parakeet

Brotogeris sanctithomae – Tui Parakeet Photo: Copyright © by Sergio Gregorio via Instagram @sergiogregoriophoto Tui Parakeet – Brotogeris sanctithomae (Statius Müller, PL, 1776) – is a small green parrot native to Amazonia in South America. They …

Aratinga nenday – Nanday Parakeet

Aratinga nenday – Nanday Parakeet Photo: Copyright © by Sergio Gregorio via Instagram @sergiogregoriophoto Nanday Parakeet – Aratinga nenday (Vieillot, 1823) – was previously categorized as Nandayus nenday; however, recent research, has reclassified it to the Aratinga genus. It …