A
cockatoo is any of the 21 species
belonging to the bird family
Cacatuidae,
the only family in the superfamily Cacatuoidea. Along with the Psittacoidea
and the Strigopoidea, they make up the order
Psittaciformes. The family has a mainly Australasian distribution, ranging from
the Philippines and the eastern Indonesian islands of Wallacea to New Guinea,
the Solomon Islands and Australia. Cockatoos are recognisable by the showy crests
and curved bills.
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