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Described by French naturalist Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest in 1826, [2] the genus Calyptorhynchus has two species of cockatoos. 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.
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.
Most of the Cockatoos I've seen are white-colored or even pink, but these darker-feathered populations aren't especially rare. Even so, black birds are less commonly seen, especially in pet shops.
Red-tailed black cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus banksii (Latham, 1790) (5 subspecies) Glossy black cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus lathami (Temminck, 1807) (3 subspecies) Genus Zanda – black-and-yellow/white cockatoos Yellow-tailed black cockatoo, Zanda funerea (Shaw, 1794) (2–3 subspecies) Carnaby's black cockatoo, Zanda latirostris (Carnaby, 1948)
Known for its black plumage, large size, and dramatic red cheek patches, the palm cockatoo can set you back at least $16,000. With their intelligence and strong bond to their owners, these birds ...
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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 ...
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 ...