Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:1365807d-927b-4219-97bf-7e619afa5f72

LSIDs are persistent, location-independent,resource identifiers for uniquely naming biologically significant resources including species names, concepts, occurrences, genes or proteins, or data objects that encode information about them. To put it simply, LSIDs are a way to identify and locate pieces of biological information on the web.

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WMS

To use WMS services, copy and paste the following GetCapabilities URL into your OGC client (e.g. uDIG, ESRI ArcGIS)
http://biocache.ala.org.au/ws/ogc/ows?q=species:Lophochroa leadbeateri
For higher taxa, this will give you a hierarchical listing of layers for each taxon.

RDF

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Further details

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Species presence

Recorded In Australia

Terrestrial Habitats

Conservation status

NSWVulnerable

QLDVulnerable

VICVulnerable

VICListed under FFG Act

SARare

IUCNLeast Concern

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Description

Major Mitchell's Cockatoo is an attractive white and pink cockatoo with a crest. The crest appears white when down, but shows bright red and yellow bands when raised. The male has a dark brown eye, the female has a reddish eye. Females have broader yellow bands in crest. source: OZ Animals

An unmistakable cockatoo of the dry inland, the Pink Cockatoo is the only Australian cockatoo that is salmon-pink below and white above. It is smaller than the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo C. galerita , but slightly larger than a Galah C. roseicapilla . Its most prominent feature is its large white-tipped crest that is banded in red and gold. ... source: Office of Environment and Heritage

Online resources

Aus Wild Life
- Images
Birdway
- Images
Citizen Science
- Images, Occurrence record
Encyclopedia of Life
- Description, Video Page Url, Images
Flickr EOL
- Images, Occurrence record
Internet Bird Collection
- Video Page Url, Family Common Name
OZ Animals
- Description, Distribution, Morphology, Habitat, Diet, Reproduction
Office of Environment and Heritage
- Description, Distribution, Habitat, Threats

Species Lists

Australian iconic species

Birds of Western Australia
Common name:	Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
Family:	Cacatuidae

state listed spp (non EPBC)

state listed spp (non EPBC)

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Names and sources

Accepted name	Source
Lophochroa leadbeateri	Australian Faunal Directory

Synonyms

Synonyms	Source
Cacatua (Lophochroa) leadbeateri (Vigors, 1831)	Australian Faunal Directory
Cacatua (Lophochroa) leadbeateri (Vigors, 1831)	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Schodde, R. & Mason, I.J. 1997. Aves (Columbidae to Coraciidae). Zoological Catalogue of Australia Vol. 37.2 pp. xiii 440

Common Names

Common name	Source
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	International Union for Conservation of Nature Department of Environment and Natural Resources Department of Sustainability and Environment Department of Environment and Resource Management Office of Environment and Heritage OZ Animals Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory Birds Australia
Pink Cockatoo Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Office of Environment and Heritage OZ Animals International Union for Conservation of Nature
Leadbeater's Cockatoo Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	International Union for Conservation of Nature
Major Mitchell Cockatoo Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Aus Wild Life

Lophochroa leadbeateri (Vigors, 1831)

Major Mitchell's Cockatoo