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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 ...
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.
Glossy black cockatoo; R. Red-tailed black cockatoo This page was last edited on 28 November 2024, at 15:27 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
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Zanda is a genus of Australian cockatoos in the subfamily Calyptorhynchinae, containing three species. Members of the genus are mostly black in colour, with short crests. The taxa may be differentiated partly by size and partly by small areas of red, grey, and yellow plumage, especially in the tail feath
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; Glossy black cockatoo ...
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 yellow-tailed black cockatoo (Zanda funerea) is a large cockatoo native to the south-east of Australia measuring 55–65 cm (22–26 in) 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. The body feathers are edged with yellow giving ...