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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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References
General Information
Cacatua sulphurea
Yellow-crested Cockatoo
Animal Group:
Bird
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Psittaciformes
Family:
Cacatuidae
Other Common Name(s):
Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo , Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Conservation Status
Statutory Protection in Hong Kong
Listed in Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance (
Cap. 586
)
Listed in Wild Animals Protection Ordinance (
Cap. 170
)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Status
Critically Endangered
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Common resident. Found in Hong Kong Park, Pok Fu Lam, Happy Valley, Mong Tseng, Sai Kung, Ocean Park.
Photo Gallery
No more photo available
References
More on Bird in HK
Carey, G.J., Chalmers, M.L., Diskin, D.A., Kennerley, P.R., Leader, P.J., Leven, M.R., Lewthwaite, R.W., Melville, D.S., Turnbull, M., Young, L. 2001.
The Avifauna of Hong Kong
. Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, Hong Kong.
Philips, K., Lam, C.Y., Viney, C. 1994.
Birds of Hong Kong and South China
. Government Printer, Hong Kong.
del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J. eds. 1997.
Handbook of the Birds of the World.
Vol. 4. Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Zheng, G. 2002.
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World.
Science Press.