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Yellow-tailed black cockatoo ( Calyptorhynchus funereus ) Observed a group of 5 feeding in eucalyptus trees and had a job trying to outsmarten them to get a photo. Actually this bird was ripping up the bark of a small branch to possibly get to some wood boring grubs.Not sure . Calyptorhynchus funereus,Yellow-tailed black cockatoo Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Yellow-tailed black cockatoo ( Calyptorhynchus funereus )

Observed a group of 5 feeding in eucalyptus trees and had a job trying to outsmarten them to get a photo. Actually this bird was ripping up the bark of a small branch to possibly get to some wood boring grubs.Not sure .

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    Patomarazul
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    Lovely! Posted 6 years ago
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    Mark Ridgway
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    Great character shot. Sums these up very well. Posted 6 years ago

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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 Ernst
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Uploaded Nov 16, 2018. Captured Nov 15, 2018 20:48.
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  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/16.0
  • 1/790s
  • ISO1600
  • 250mm