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''Licmetis'' is a
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subgenus
In biology, a subgenus (plural: subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.
In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed betw ...
of the white cockatoos (genus ''Cacatua
''Cacatua'' is a genus of cockatoos found from the Philippines and Wallacea east to the Solomon Islands and south to Australia. They have a primarily white plumage (in some species tinged pinkish or yellow), an expressive crest, and a black ( ...
''). They are collectively known as corellas in Australia. Three of the six species are primarily – or only – found in Australia, while the Philippines
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, Indonesia
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, and the Solomons each have an endemic
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species. They are relatively small cockatoo
A cockatoo is any of the 21 parrot species belonging to the family Cacatuidae, the only family in the superfamily Cacatuoidea. Along with the Psittacoidea ( true parrots) and the Strigopoidea (large New Zealand parrots), they make up the ...
s and – unlike the members of the subgenus ''Cacatua
''Cacatua'' is a genus of cockatoos found from the Philippines and Wallacea east to the Solomon Islands and south to Australia. They have a primarily white plumage (in some species tinged pinkish or yellow), an expressive crest, and a black ( ...
'' – all have pale bills. While most show yellow-tinged underwings and some red to the face, none has conspicuously coloured crests.
Species
*Long-billed corella
The long-billed corella or slender-billed corella (''Cacatua tenuirostris'') is a cockatoo native to Australia, which is similar in appearance to the little corella. This species is mostly white, with a reddish-pink face and forehead, and has a ...
, ''Cacatua (Licmetis) tenuirostris''
* Western corella, ''Cacatua (Licmetis) pastinator''
** Muir's corella, ''Cacatua (Licmetis) pastinator pastinator''
** Butler's corella, ''Cacatua (Licmetis) pastinator butleri''
* Little corella, ''Cacatua (Licmetis) sanguinea''
* Red-vented cockatoo, ''Cacatua (Licmetis) haematuropygia''
* Tanimbar corella, ''Cacatua (Licmetis) goffiniana''
* Solomons cockatoo, ''Cacatua (Licmetis) ducorpsii''
References
* Brown, D. M., and Toft, C. A. (1999). ''Molecular systematics and biogeography of the cockatoos (Psittaciformes: Cacatuidae).'' Auk 116(1): 141–157. * Juniper, T., and Parr, M. (1998). ''A Guide to the Parrots of the World.'' Pica Press, East Sussex.
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