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Species profile—Cacatua leadbeateri leadbeateri (Major Mitchell's cockatoo)

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Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Cacatuidae (cockatoos and corellas) → Cacatua leadbeateri leadbeateri (Major Mitchell's cockatoo)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Cacatuidae (cockatoos and corellas)
Scientific name
Cacatua leadbeateri leadbeateri (Vigors, 1831)
Common name
Major Mitchell's cockatoo
Type reference
Vigors, N.A. (1831). In Proceedings of meeting of Committee Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London, April 26, 1831. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31.
WildNet taxon ID
1192
Synonym(s)
Cacatua leadbeateri
Lophochroa leadbeateri leadbeateri
Alternate name(s)
pink cockatoo
Major Mitchell
Mitchell cockatoo
Leadbeater's cockatoo
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Endangered
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Endangered
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
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Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1192.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Last updated
20 May 2024