''Licmetis'' is a

subgenus In biology, a subgenus (plural: subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus. In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed betw ...

of the white cockatoos (genus ''

Cacatua ''Cacatua'' is a genus of cockatoos found from the Philippines and Wallacea east to the Solomon Islands and south to Australia. They have a primarily white plumage (in some species tinged pinkish or yellow), an expressive crest, and a black ( ...

''). They are collectively known as corellas in Australia. Three of the six species are primarily – or only – found in Australia, while the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

, and the Solomons each have an

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

species. They are relatively small

cockatoo A cockatoo is any of the 21 parrot species belonging to the family Cacatuidae, the only family in the superfamily Cacatuoidea. Along with the Psittacoidea ( true parrots) and the Strigopoidea (large New Zealand parrots), they make up the ...

s and – unlike the members of the subgenus ''

'' – all have pale bills. While most show yellow-tinged underwings and some red to the face, none has conspicuously coloured crests.

Species

Long-billed corella The long-billed corella or slender-billed corella (''Cacatua tenuirostris'') is a cockatoo native to Australia, which is similar in appearance to the little corella. This species is mostly white, with a reddish-pink face and forehead, and has a ...

, ''Cacatua (Licmetis) tenuirostris'' *

Western corella The western corella (''Cacatua pastinator'') also known as the western long-billed corella, is a species of white cockatoo endemic to south-western Australia. Taxonomy Cacatuidae is one of three families of the large and diverse avian order Psi ...

, ''Cacatua (Licmetis) pastinator'' ** Muir's corella, ''Cacatua (Licmetis) pastinator pastinator'' ** Butler's corella, ''Cacatua (Licmetis) pastinator butleri'' *

Little corella The little corella (''Cacatua sanguinea''), also known as the short-billed corella, bare-eyed cockatoo, blood-stained cockatoo, and little cockatoo is a white cockatoo native to Australia and southern New Guinea. It was known as ''Birdirra'' am ...

, ''Cacatua (Licmetis) sanguinea'' *

Red-vented cockatoo The red-vented cockatoo (''Cacatua haematuropygia''), also known as the Philippine cockatoo and locally katala, abukay, agay or kalangay, is a species of cockatoo. It is endemic to the Philippines though pressured by various environmental degradat ...

, ''Cacatua (Licmetis) haematuropygia'' *

Tanimbar corella The Tanimbar corella (''Cacatua goffiniana''), also known as Goffin's cockatoo, is a species of cockatoo Endemism in birds, endemic to forests of Yamdena, Larat and Selaru, Islands of Indonesia#Province of Maluku, all islands in the Tanimbar Isl ...

, ''Cacatua (Licmetis) goffiniana'' *

Solomons cockatoo The Solomons cockatoo (''Cacatua ducorpsii''), also known as the Ducorps's cockatoo, Solomons corella or broad-crested corella, is a species of cockatoo endemic to the Solomon Islands archipelago. This small white cockatoo is larger than the Tan ...

, ''Cacatua (Licmetis) ducorpsii''

References

* Brown, D. M., and Toft, C. A. (1999). ''Molecular systematics and biogeography of the cockatoos (Psittaciformes: Cacatuidae).'' Auk 116(1): 141–157. * Juniper, T., and Parr, M. (1998). ''A Guide to the Parrots of the World.'' Pica Press, East Sussex. Little corella on nest

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