Cacatua galerita

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Definition

Noun: * A large, white cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) native to Australia, New Guinea, and some islands of Indonesia, characterized by a prominent, bright yellow crest of feathers on its head that it can raise and lower.

Usage

This is the scientific (binomial) name for the bird commonly known as the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. It is used in formal, academic, or zoological contexts to specify this particular species unambiguously. * The raucous calls of Cacatua galerita are a familiar sound in eastern Australian forests. * The study focused on the tool-using behaviour of cacatua galerita.

Advanced Usage
  • The term is used in taxonomic and ornithological literature to distinguish this species from other white cockatoos, such as the Umbrella Cockatoo ().
Variants and Related Words
  • Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (n): The universal common name for .
  • Cockatoo (n): The general term for birds in the family Cacatuidae, which includes the genus .
Synonyms
  • Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
  • Yellow-crested Cockatoo (Note: This name can cause confusion with the critically endangered , so is preferred for ).
Noun
  1. white cockatoo with a yellow erectile crest

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