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From [[Queensland]] along the coast to [[Victoria]] and eastern [[South Australia]], and in addition [[Tasmania]] and islands in Bass Strait. | From [[Queensland]] along the coast to [[Victoria]] and eastern [[South Australia]], and in addition [[Tasmania]] and islands in Bass Strait. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Three subspecies are recognized, ''funereus'', ''whiteae'', and '' | + | Three subspecies are recognized, ''funereus'', ''whiteae'', and ''xanthanotus''. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Woodland, plantations and urban areas. | Woodland, plantations and urban areas. | ||
Revision as of 15:22, 23 August 2014
- Calyptorhynchus funereus
Identification
55-65 cm. Black, paler feather-margins, patches of pale yellow in the tail. Male - black bill, dull yellow patch behind the eye, reddish eye-ring. Females and immatures - grey eye-ring, light-coloured bill, brighter, more clearly-defined yellow cheek-patch.
Distribution
From Queensland along the coast to Victoria and eastern South Australia, and in addition Tasmania and islands in Bass Strait.
Taxonomy
Three subspecies are recognized, funereus, whiteae, and xanthanotus.
Habitat
Woodland, plantations and urban areas.
Behaviour
The diet includes seeds of native trees and pine cones, and larvae of tree-boring beetles and moths.
Both sexes construct the nest, which is a large tree hollow, lined with wood chips. 1-2 eggs are laid and are incubated by the female, while the male supplies the food. 1 chick survives, and is cared for for six months.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3> Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
kee-ahh call
Recorded by Azzy March 2009 at Hale Conservation Park, South Australia.
