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Goffin's Cockatoo

Scientific name: Cacatua goffiniana
Order: Psittaciformes

Also called Tanimbar Corella

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The Goffin's Cockatoo is a species of cockatoo endemic to forests of Yamdena, Larat and Selaru, all islands in the Tanimbar Islands archipelago in Indonesia

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/1000s f/4.5 at 280mm (EF 70-200mm + EF 1.4x TC) ISO 400 with Flash hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time05-Oct-2003 12:51:34
MakeCanon
ModelEOS 10D
Flash UsedYes
Focal Length280 mm
Exposure Time1/1000 sec
Aperturef/4.5
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias-0.67
White Balance (-1)
Metering Mode
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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Nick 30-Mar-2005 03:07
Hello,

The single bird in the photograph is a little corella native to Australia and is not a Goffin's cockatoo which is native to the Tanimbar Islands in Indonesia.

Goffin's (Cacatua goffini)have a circular symmetrical white periorbital skin. This bird has the typical grey, bulbous assymmetrical periorbital skin of the little corella.

There are other differences but this is the most obvious.

Hope this helps