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Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo- Male (Calyptorhynchus funereus) A large black bird with yellow cheek patches and tail panels. Eyes were pink-rimmed.<br /> I heard loud cracking and ripping sounds and soft cries of a black cockatoo and to my surprise there were two birds, sitting on (one ripping) eucalyptus trees in our back yard. They were nesting on the pine trees in our neighbour&#039;s backyard. Australia,Calyptorhynchus funereus,Geotagged,Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Click/tap to enlarge

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo- Male (Calyptorhynchus funereus)

A large black bird with yellow cheek patches and tail panels. Eyes were pink-rimmed.
I heard loud cracking and ripping sounds and soft cries of a black cockatoo and to my surprise there were two birds, sitting on (one ripping) eucalyptus trees in our back yard. They were nesting on the pine trees in our neighbour's backyard.

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The Yellow-tailed black cockatoo

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.

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Similar species: Parrots
Species identified by Leuba Ridgway
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Uploaded Mar 8, 2016. Captured in 12 Alexandra St, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC 3156, Australia.
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