Zanda (bird) explained

The genus Zanda has three species of cockatoos. They are all mostly black in colour, and the taxa may be differentiated partly by size and partly by small areas of red, grey, and yellow plumage, especially in the tail feathers.

The genus Zanda was introduced in 1913 by the Australian born ornithologist Gregory Mathews with Baudin's black cockatoo as the type species.^[1] Matthews provided no explanation for the etymology but it is possibly an aboriginal name.^[2]

Species

The genus contains three species.^[3]

Further reading

• White . N.E. . Phillips . M.J. . Gilbert . M.T.P. . Alfaro-Núñez . A. . Willerslev . E. . Mawson . P.R. . Spencer . P.B.S. . Bunce . M. . 2011 . The evolutionary history of cockatoos (Aves: Psittaciformes: Cacatuidae) . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 59 . 3 . 615–622 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.03.011 . 21419232 . 2011MolPE..59..615W . none.
• Book: Higgins, P.J. . Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Volume 4: Parrots to Dollarbird . 1999 . Oxford University Press . Melbourne. 978-0-19-553071-1 . none.

Notes and References

1. Mathews . Gregory M. . Gregory Mathews . 1913 . Additions and corrections to my reference list . Austral Avian Record . 1 . 8 . 187–196 [196] .
2. Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 413 .
3. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . July 2021 . Parrots, cockatoos . IOC World Bird List Version 11.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 30 July 2021 .