
Cacatuinae
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The subfamily Cacatuinae consists of two tribes, the Microglossini with one species (palm cockatoo) and the Cacatuini with three genera: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Tribe !! Image !! Genus !! Living species |- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|Microglossini |175px||Probosciger || palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus) |- ! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |Cacatuini |175px||Callocephalon || gang-gang cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum) |- |175px||Eolophus || Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla) |- |175px||Cacatua || Subgenus Cacatua - true white cockatoos Yellow-crested (or lesser sulp
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The subfamily Cacatuinae consists of two tribes, the Microglossini with one species (palm cockatoo) and the Cacatuini with three genera: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Tribe !! Image !! Genus !! Living species |- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|Microglossini |175px||Probosciger || palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus) |- ! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |Cacatuini |175px||Callocephalon || gang-gang cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum) |- |175px||Eolophus || Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla) |- |175px||Cacatua || Subgenus Cacatua - true white cockatoos Yellow-crested (or lesser sulphur-crested) cockatoo, Cacatua (Cacatua) sulphurea Sulphur-crested cockatoo, Cacatua (Cacatua) galerita Blue-eyed cockatoo, Cacatua (Cacatua) ophthalmica White (or umbrella) cockatoo, Cacatua (Cacatua) alba Salmon-crested (or Moluccan) cockatoo, Cacatua (Cacatua) moluccensis Subgenus Licmetis - corellas Long-billed corella, Cacatua (Licmetis) tenuirostris Western corella, Cacatua (Licmetis) pastinator Little corella, Cacatua (Licmetis) sanguinea Tanimbar corella (or Goffin's cockatoo), Cacatua (Licmetis) goffiniana Solomons cockatoo (or Ducorps's cockatoo), Cacatua (Licmetis) ducorpsii Red-vented (or Philippine) cockatoo, Cacatua (Licmetis) haematuropygia Subgenus Lophochroa - pink cockatoos Pink cockatoo (formerly Major Mitchell's or Leadbeater's cockatoo), Cacatua (Lophochroa) leadbeateri |- |}
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