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The genus Zanda has three species of cockatoos. They are all mostly black in colour, and the taxa may be differentiated partly by size and partly by small areas of red, grey, and yellow plumage, especially in the tail feathers.
The genus Zanda was introduced in 1913 by the Australian born ornithologist Gregory Mathews with Baudin's black cockatoo as the type species.[1] Matthews provided no explanation for the etymology but it is possibly an aboriginal name.[2]
Species
The genus contains three species.[3]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow-tailed black cockatoo
|
Zanda funerea (Shaw, 1794) Two subspecies
|
south-east of Australia
|
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Carnaby's black cockatoo
|
Zanda latirostris (Carnaby, 1948) |
southwest Australia
|
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EN
|
| Baudin's black cockatoo
|
Zanda baudinii (Lear, 1832) |
southwest Australia
|
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
CR
|
References
- ^ Mathews, Gregory M. (1913). "Additions and corrections to my reference list". Austral Avian Record. 1 (8): 187–196 [196].
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 413. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Parrots, cockatoos". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
Further reading
- White, N.E.; Phillips, M.J.; Gilbert, M.T.P.; Alfaro-Núñez, A.; Willerslev, E.; Mawson, P.R.; Spencer, P.B.S.; Bunce, M. (2011). "The evolutionary history of cockatoos (Aves: Psittaciformes: Cacatuidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 59 (3): 615–622. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.03.011. PMID 21419232.
- Higgins, P.J. (1999). Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Volume 4: Parrots to Dollarbird. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-553071-1.
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