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Species profile—Probosciger aterrimus macgillivrayi (palm cockatoo)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Cacatuidae (cockatoos and corellas) → Probosciger aterrimus macgillivrayi (palm cockatoo)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Cacatuidae (cockatoos and corellas)
Scientific name
Probosciger aterrimus macgillivrayi (Mathews, 1912)
Common name
palm cockatoo
Type reference
Mathews, G.M. (1912). A Reference-List to the Birds of Australia. Novitates Zoologicae 18, 171-455.
WildNet taxon ID
1175
Synonym(s)
Probosciger aterrimus
Alternate name(s)
Cape York cockatoo
southern palm cockatoo
palm cockatoo (Australian)
Australian palm cockatoo
black mawcaw
great palm cockatoo
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Endangered
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Vulnerable
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
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=1175.

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
9 December 2024