Baudin's Black Cockatoo
Photo · (c) Ruth Clark, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Baudin's Black Cockatoo

Zanda baudinii(Lear, 1832)

Also known asNgolyenok

Critically EndangeredEndemic
Order
PSITTACIFORMES
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.

  1. Jan
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  12. Dec

05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

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