Pink cockatoo
| Pink cockatoo | |
|---|---|
| Pink cockatoo with its crest raised in New South Wales, Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Cacatuidae |
| Genus: | Cacatua |
| Subgenus: | Lophochroa Bonaparte, 1857 |
| Species: | C. leadbeateri |
| Binomial name | |
| Cacatua leadbeateri (Vigors, 1831) | |
| Subspecies | |
|
C. (L.). l. leadbeateri (Vigors, 1831) | |
| Pink cockatoo range (in red) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Plyctolophus leadbeateri Vigors, 1831 | |
The pink cockatoo (Cacatua leadbeateri), also known as Major Mitchell's cockatoo or Leadbeater's cockatoo, is a medium-sized cockatoo that inhabits arid and semi-arid inland areas across Australia, with the exception of the north east.