Cacatua goffiniana

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AVES	PSITTACIFORMES	PSITTACIDAE

Scientific Name:

Cacatua goffiniana

Species Authority:

(Finsch, 1863)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Goffin's Cockatoo, Tanimbar Cockatoo, Tanimbar Corella
Spanish	–	Cacatúa de Goffin

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Near Threatened ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

BirdLife International

Reviewer/s:

Mahood, S., Butchart, S.

Justification:
Despite suffering heavy trapping this species appears to have maintained a large population. However habitat degradation, continued trapping and persecution are likely to be causing a moderately rapid population reduction and it therefore qualifies as Near Threatened.

History:

2004

–

Near Threatened

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Cacatua goffiniana is restricted to the Banda Sea Islands of Yamdena and Larat (Tanimbar) with an introduced population on Kai, Indonesia. In the 1980s the numbers of birds entering trade annually exceeded 10,000 in some years and there were fears for its security, but the total population is estimated to be 300,000-400,000 individuals.
Countries:	Native: Indonesia Introduced: Puerto Rico; Singapore
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Population [top]

Population Trend:	Decreasing

Population Trend:

Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It inhabits forest and agricultural land, feeding on maize crops and roosting in the forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Habitat loss continues apace in the south of Yamdena and this, combined with continuing trapping, must be producing a decline. It may be persecuted as a crop pest or eaten in some areas.

Major Threat(s):

Habitat loss continues apace in the south of Yamdena and this, combined with continuing trapping, must be producing a decline. It may be persecuted as a crop pest or eaten in some areas.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Conservation Actions Underway CITES Appendix I (1992). Conservation Actions Proposed Regularly monitor at certain sites throughout its range to determine population trends. Investigate the extent of trapping and persecution and take appropriate measures, including the use of awareness campaigns, to address these issues. Protect significant areas of suitable forest on all islands where it occurs.

Conservation Actions:

Conservation Actions Underway
CITES Appendix I (1992).

Conservation Actions Proposed
Regularly monitor at certain sites throughout its range to determine population trends. Investigate the extent of trapping and persecution and take appropriate measures, including the use of awareness campaigns, to address these issues. Protect significant areas of suitable forest on all islands where it occurs.

Citation:	BirdLife International 2008. Cacatua goffiniana. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012.
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