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Carnaby's Black Cockatoo
Zanda latirostris(Carnaby, 1948)
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Also known asNgoolark
- Order
- PSITTACIFORMES
- Family
- Cacatuidae
- Genus
- Zanda
At a glance
The Carnaby's Black Cockatoo is a large bird, about 53–58 cm long, listed as Endangered and endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 53–58 cm
- Conservation status
- Endangered
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Rare
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Carnaby's Black Cockatoo look like?
The Carnaby's Black Cockatoo is a large bird, about 53–58 cm long and weighing 520–790 g.
Carnaby's black cockatoo, also known as the short-billed black cockatoo, is a large black cockatoo endemic to southwest Australia. It was described in 1948 by naturalist Ivan Carnaby. Measuring 53–58 cm (21–23 in) in length, it has a short crest on the top of its head. Its plumage is mostly greyish black, and 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
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Carnaby's Black Cockatoo?
The Carnaby's Black Cockatoo is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
Sam Hambly · Western Australia, AU
Call
jimchurches · Western Australia, AU
Call
smathichong · Western Australia, AU
Call
smathichong · Western Australia, AU
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Carnaby's Black Cockatoo eat?
The Carnaby's Black Cockatoo feeds on seeds of proteaceae and myrtaceae and casuarinaceae, usually foraging in forages for seeds in heath and woodland or often in large flocks.
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