Black cockatoo
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Black cockatoo is general descriptive term for cockatoo
s that are mainly black and may include:
Cockatoo
A cockatoo is any of the 21 species belonging to the bird family Cacatuidae. Along with the Psittacidae and the Strigopidae , they make up the parrot order Psittaciformes . Placement of the cockatoos as a separate family is fairly undisputed, although many aspects of the other living lineages of...
s that are mainly black and may include:
- Palm CockatooPalm CockatooThe Palm Cockatoo , also known as the Goliath Cockatoo, is a large smoky-grey or black parrot of the cockatoo family. It is the only member in subfamily Microglossinae and the only member of the monotypic genus, Probosciger...
, Probosciger aterrimus, also called Great Black Cockatoo - Species of the genus CalyptorhynchusCalyptorhynchusDescribed by French naturalist Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest in 1826, the genus Calyptorhynchus has five species. They are all mostly black in colour, and the taxa may be differentiated partly by size and partly by small areas of red, grey and yellow plumage especially in the tail feathers...
:- Red-tailed Black CockatooRed-tailed Black CockatooThe Red-tailed Black Cockatoo , also known as Banksian- or Banks' Black Cockatoo, is a large cockatoo native to Australia. This species was known as Calyptorhynchus magnificus for many decades until the current scientific name was officially conserved in 1994. It is more common in the drier parts...
, Calyptorhynchus (Calyptorhynchus) banksii, has several alternative common names including Black Cockatoo - Glossy Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus (Calyptorhynchus) lathami
- Yellow-tailed Black CockatooYellow-tailed Black CockatooThe 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...
, Calyptorhynchus (Zanda) funereus - Short-billed Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus (Zanda) latirostris
- Long-billed Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus (Zanda) baudinii
- Red-tailed Black Cockatoo