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  1. The Majestic Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
    The Majestic Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
    The Stunning Pink Cockatoo
    The Stunning Pink Cockatoo
    Taxonomy and naming

    Irish naturalist Nicholas Aylward Vigors described the species in 1831 as Plyctolophus leadbeateri. The scientific name commemorates the London naturalist and taxidermist Benjamin Leadbeater, who had given … See more

    Description

    The pink cockatoo has a soft-textured white and salmon-pink plumage and large, bright red and yellow crest. Its former name referenced Major Thomas Mitchell, who wrote, "Few birds more enliven the monotonou… See more

    Distribution and habitat

    In contrast to those of the galah, populations of pink cockatoos have declined rather than increased as a result of man-made changes to the arid interior of Australia. Where galahs readily occupy cleared an… See more

    Conservation status

    The pink cockatoo is listed as endangered under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
    • The pink cockatoo is listed as a threatened species on the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee … See more

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