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Glossy Black Cockatoo female The Glossy Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami) is the smallest of the five black cockatoos in Australia. <br />
It&#039;s plumage is dull brown-black, with red or orange-red tail panels. It has a bulbous bill and a small &amp; inconspicuous crest. <br />
Adult females exhibit extensive yellow patches on their head &amp; neck and the tail panels tend to be more orange-red with black bars, but can become more red and less barred with age.<br />
Some adult males have a few yellow feathers on the head and the males&#039; tail panels tend to be bright red.<br />
Young birds look similar to adult males, however they tend to have yellow spotted or streaked flanks and under-bodies, with some yellow spots on their head. \<br />
Glossy Black-Cockatoos are notoriously quiet and regularly return to feed on favoured stands of Black She-oaks (Allocasuarina littoralis) or Weeping She-oak (Allocasuarina verticillata).<br />
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Glossy Black Cockatoo female

The Glossy Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami) is the smallest of the five black cockatoos in Australia.
It's plumage is dull brown-black, with red or orange-red tail panels. It has a bulbous bill and a small & inconspicuous crest.
Adult females exhibit extensive yellow patches on their head & neck and the tail panels tend to be more orange-red with black bars, but can become more red and less barred with age.
Some adult males have a few yellow feathers on the head and the males' tail panels tend to be bright red.
Young birds look similar to adult males, however they tend to have yellow spotted or streaked flanks and under-bodies, with some yellow spots on their head. \
Glossy Black-Cockatoos are notoriously quiet and regularly return to feed on favoured stands of Black She-oaks (Allocasuarina littoralis) or Weeping She-oak (Allocasuarina verticillata).

https://www.wsc.nsw.gov.au/Project-Directory/Glossy-Black-Cockatoo-Conservation

    comments (2)

  1. Very cute and likely has a personality to match! Posted 4 years ago
    1. Seems quite content with her lot in life. Posted 4 years ago

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The glossy black cockatoo is the smallest member of the subfamily Calyptorhynchinae found in eastern Australia. Adult glossy black cockatoos may reach 50 cm in length. They are sexually dimorphic.

Similar species: Parrots
Species identified by Calbost Niel
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By Calbost Niel

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Uploaded Apr 27, 2021. Captured Apr 27, 2021 10:38 in 258-276 Cliff Dr, Katoomba NSW 2780, Australia.
  • NIKON D7100
  • f/22.0
  • 1/400s
  • ISO1250
  • 500mm