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Cacatuidae (cockatoo)

Osteichthyes - Psittaciformes - Cacatuidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Cacatuidae Gray
1992Cacatuidae Baird p. 27
2007Cacatuidae Livezey and Zusi p. 93
2014Cacatuidae del Hoyo et al.
2017Cacatuidae Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
Terrestrornithes
Dendrornithes
AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
CoccygesHuxley 1867
superorderPsittacimorphae
orderPsittaciformesWagler 1830
familyCacatuidaeGray 1840
familyCacatuidaeGray 1840

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Cacatuidae Gray 1840 [cockatoo]
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G. Cacatua Vieillot 1817
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Cacatua galerita Latham 1790 [Sulphur-crested cockatoo]
Cacatua sulphurea Gmelin 1788 [Yellow-crested cockatoo]
Cacatua tenuirostris Kuhl 1820 [Long-billed corella]
Invalid names: Plyctolophus Vieillot 1816 [synonym]
Subfm. Cacatuinae del Hoyo et al. 2014
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G. Probosciger Kuhl 1820 [Palm cockatoo]
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Probosciger aterrimus Gmelin 1788 [Palm cockatoo]
Invalid names: Cacatuini del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty]
G. Callocephalon Lesson 1837
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Callocephalon fimbriatum Grant 1803 [gang-gang cockatoo]
Subfm. Calyptorhynchinae Bonaparte 1853
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G. Zanda Matthews 1913 [Black-cockatoos]
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Zanda baudinii Lear 1832 [Long-billed black-cockatoo]
Zanda funerea Shaw 1794 [Yellow-tailed black-cockatoo]
Zanda latirostris Carnaby 1948 [Short-billed black-cockatoo]
G. Calyptorhynchus Desmarest 1826
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Calyptorhynchus banksii Latham 1790 [Red-tailed black-cockatoo]
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Invalid names: Psittacus magnificus Shaw 1790 [replaced]
Calyptorhynchus lathami Temminck 1807 [Glossy black-cockatoo]
G. Eolophus Bonaparte 1854
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Eolophus roseicapilla Vieillot 1817 [galah]
Subfm. Nymphicinae Astuti 2004
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G. Nymphicus Wagler 1832 [cockatiel]
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Nymphicus hollandicus Kerr 1792 [cockatiel]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available