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Ducorp's Corella
Also Known As: Solomon Islands Corella or Cockatoo, Solomons Corella or Cockatoo, Ducorp's Cockatoo, White Cockatoo (Solomon Islands)
Ducorp’s cockatoo in captivity
Species Profile
Genus:Cacatua
Species:
ducorpsii
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 31cm (12.1 in) | 290-415g (10.1-14.5 oz) |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Both adults small, white cockatoo with short upper mandible; pink wash on bases of feathers on head, brighter on cheeks, sometimes extending to breast; bare blue eye ring. Eye brown in male, red/brown in female.
Colourization Juvenile: As in adult but with dark grey eye.
Call: Harsh and somewhat screechy; screech can be continuous and resemble Little Corella.
Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results
Content Sources:
Aves International
CentralPets.com http://centralpets.com/animals/birds/parrots/prt824.html
Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E072.htm&Pic=072_1.JPG
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1408&m=0
Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1977.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
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