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Baudin's Black Cockatoo
Zanda baudinii(Lear, 1832)
Also known asNgolyenok
- Order
- PSITTACIFORMES
- Family
- Cacatuidae
- Genus
- Zanda
- Conservation
- Critically Endangered
- Commonness
- Rare
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
Baudin's black cockatoo, also known as Baudin's cockatoo or the long-billed black cockatoo, is a species of genus Zanda found in southwest Australia. The epithet commemorates the French explorer Nicolas Baudin. It has a short crest on the top of its head, and the plumage is mostly greyish black. It has prominent white cheek patches and a white tail band. The body feathers are edged with white giving a scalloped appearance. Adult males have a dark grey beak and pink eye-rings. Adult females have a bone coloured beak, grey eye-rings and ear patches that are paler than those of the males.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- South-west WA (south-west Australia)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
4 photos
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