Solomons corella

{{hatnote|"Cacatua goffini" redirects here. This synonym has also been used for Tanimbar corella, Goffin's cockatoo}}

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| image = Salomonenkakadu.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=Cacatua ducorpsii |volume=2018 |page=e.T22684823A130100557 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22684823A130100557.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}

| genus = Cacatua

| parent = Licmetis

| species = ducorpsii

| authority = Pucheran, 1853

| synonyms = Cacatua tanimberensis Roselaar & Prins,

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Lophochroa goffini Finsch, 1863{{cite journal|last=Roselaar |first=C.S.|author2=J.P. Michels |title=Nomenclatural chaos untangled, resulting in the naming of the formally undescribed Cacatua species from the Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia (Psittaciformes: Cacatuidae)|journal=Systematic Notes on Asian Birds|volume=48|url=http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/43942}}

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The Solomons corella (Cacatua ducorpsii), also known as Solomons cockatoo, Ducorps's cockatoo or broad-crested corella, is a species of cockatoo endemic to the Solomon Islands archipelago. This small white cockatoo is larger than the Tanimbar corella yet smaller than the umbrella cockatoo. The species is common across most of the Solomons, absent only from Makira in the south. It inhabits lowland rainforests, secondary forests, cleared areas and gardens.

Description

The Solomons corella is about {{convert|30|cm|in|abbr=on}} long. They are predominantly white. They have a blue eye ring and a recumbent crest which resembles a sail in its raised state. As other members of the subgenus Licmetis, it has a pale bill.

Distribution & population

The Solomons corella is abundant on all islands in the archipelago except Makira and surrounding islands.{{Cite web|url=https://www.parrots.org/encyclopedia/ducorps-corella|title=Ducorp's Corella (Cacatua ducorpsii)|website=World Parrot Trust - Parrot Encyclopedia|access-date=2016-11-02}} Ornithologists estimate that the bird has a population of around 100,000 individual birds. It has been listed as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

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Breeding

The Solomons corella nests in tree cavities. The eggs are white and there are usually two in a clutch. The eggs are incubated for about 25 days and the chicks leave the nest about 62 days after hatching.{{cite book |first = David| last = Alderton | author-link=David Alderton | title = The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Caged and Aviary Birds | isbn = 1-84309-164-X |page= 205| publisher = Hermes House |location = London, England | year = 2003}} Wild birds typically breed from July–September.

References

Category:Cockatoos

Category:Endemic birds of the Solomon Islands

Solomons corella