Zanda (bird)
| Zanda | |
|---|---|
| Yellow-tailed black cockatoo, Zanda funerea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Cacatuidae |
| Subfamily: | Calyptorhynchinae |
| Genus: | Zanda Mathews, 1913 |
| Type species | |
| Calyptorhynchus baudinii (Baudin's black cockatoo) Lear, 1832 | |
| Species | |
Zanda is a genus of Australian cockatoos in the subfamily Calyptorhynchinae, containing three species. Members of the genus are mostly black in colour, with short crests. The taxa may be differentiated partly by size and partly by small areas of red, grey, and yellow plumage, especially in the tail feathers.
The genus Zanda was introduced in 1913 by the Australian born ornithologist Gregory Mathews with Baudin's black cockatoo as the type species. Matthews provided no explanation for the etymology but it is possibly an aboriginal name.