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Purple Cockatoo

Glossodia major

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 1, February 1, March 0, April 13, May 40, June 69, July 94, August 373, September 5,855, October 4,147, November 120, December 0.
Australia10,713
Victoria6,548
South Australia2,659
New South Wales820
Tasmania387
Australian Capital Territory252
Queensland46
Other Territories1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
OrderAgaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies · Asparagales
FamilyOrchids · Orchidaceae
GenusWaxlip Orchids · Glossodia

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Purple Cockatoo with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.