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The species complex was first described by the ornithologist John Latham in 1790 as Psittacus banksii, [4] commemorating English botanist Sir Joseph Banks.The red-tailed black cockatoo also has the distinction of being the first bird from Eastern Australia illustrated by a European, as a female, presumably collected at Endeavour River in north Queensland, was sketched by Banks' draughtsman ...
Carnaby's black cockatoo (Zanda latirostris), also known as the short-billed black cockatoo, is a large black cockatoo endemic to southwest Australia. It was described in 1948 by naturalist Ivan Carnaby. Measuring 53–58 cm (21–23 in) in length, it has a short crest on the top of its head.
The glossy black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami), is the smallest member of the subfamily Calyptorhynchinae found in eastern Australia. Adult glossy black cockatoos may reach 50 cm (19.5 in) in length. They are sexually dimorphic. Males are blackish brown, except for their prominent sub-terminal red tail bands; the females are dark brownish ...
Fortunately, the red-tailed black Cockatoo is not endangered or threatened, but many related species are beginning to face serious threats in the wild. While many parrot species, ...
Baudin's black cockatoo (Zanda baudinii), also known as Baudin's cockatoo or the long-billed black cockatoo, is a species of genus Zanda found in southwest Australia. The epithet commemorates the French explorer Nicolas Baudin. It has a short crest on the top of its head, and the plumage is mostly greyish black. It has prominent white cheek ...
Black cockatoo is a general descriptive term for cockatoos that are mainly black and may include: Palm cockatoo, Probosciger aterrimus, also called great black cockatoo; Species of the genus Calyptorhynchus: Red-tailed black cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus banksii, has several alternative common names including black cockatoo
There are actually many varieties, like the Sulfur-crested Cockatoo, Galah Cockatoo, Moluccan Cockatoo, Major Mitchell Cockatoo, Gang-gang Cockatoo, Black Cockatoo, Eleonora Cockatoo, and the ...
Yellow-tailed black cockatoo" has been designated the official name by the International Ornithologists' Union (IOC). [9] Other common names used include yellow-eared black cockatoo, and wylah. [5] Wy-la was an aboriginal term from the Hunter Region of New South Wales, [8] while the Dharawal name from the Illawarra region is Ngaoaraa. [10]