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Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo - Zanda funerea Bracking open branches on eucalyptus trees to find wood boring beetle larvae which they love to eat. Australia,Eamw birds,Geotagged,Langwarrin Reserve,Spring,Yellow-tailed black cockatoo,Zanda funerea Click/tap to enlarge

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo - Zanda funerea

Bracking open branches on eucalyptus trees to find wood boring beetle larvae which they love to eat.

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The yellow-tailed black cockatoo is a large cockatoo native to the south-east of Australia measuring 55–65 cm in length. It has a short crest on the top of its head. Its plumage is mostly brownish black and it has prominent yellow cheek patches and a yellow tail band.

Similar species: Parrots
Species identified by Ernst
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Uploaded Mar 16, 2024. Captured Nov 15, 2018 20:18 in R5HG+69 Langwarrin VIC, Australia.
  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/16.0
  • 1/790s
  • ISO1600
  • 250mm