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| + | [[Image:Yellow-tailed_Black-Cockatoo.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|Pearly_Shells|Pearly_Shells}}<br /> McLaren Vale, [[South Australia]].]] | ||
;[[: Category:Calyptorhynchus|Calyptorhynchus]] funereus | ;[[: Category:Calyptorhynchus|Calyptorhynchus]] funereus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 55- | + | 55-60 cm (21½-23½ in) |
| + | *Black overall plumage with paler feather-margins on upperparts | ||
| + | *Buff feather edges on wing-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] | ||
| + | *Pale yellow patches in the tail<br /> | ||
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Black bill | ||
| + | *Yellow patch ear coverts | ||
| + | *Reddish eye-ring<br /> | ||
| + | '''Females''' and '''immatures''': grey eye-ring, light-coloured bill, brighter, more clearly-defined yellow cheek-patch. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[Australia]]: found 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 | + | [[Image:The yellow-tailed black cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus 1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|peterpeterpumpkineater|peterpeterpumpkineater}}<br />Marcoola, [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]]] |
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | Three subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''C. f. funereus: | ||
| + | :*East [[Australia]] (east-central [[Queensland]] to eastern [[Victoria]]) | ||
| + | *''C. f. whiteae'': | ||
| + | :*South East Australia (southern Victoria to Eyre Peninsula) and Kangaroo Island | ||
| + | *''C. f. xanthanotus'': | ||
| + | :*[[Tasmania]] and islands in Bass Strait | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Woodland, plantations and urban areas. | Woodland, plantations and urban areas. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| − | + | Their main diet consists of seeds of native trees and pine cones, also insects and the larvae of tree-boring beetles and moths. | |
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| + | The pair construct the nest, which is a large tree hollow, lined with wood chips. The clutch consists of 1-2 eggs which are incubated by the female, while the male supplies the food. A single chick survives, and is cared for for six months. | ||
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
<flashmp3> Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo.mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3> Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo.mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo.mp3|Listen in an external program]]''<br /> | ''[[Media:Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo.mp3|Listen in an external program]]''<br /> | ||
kee-ahh call<br />Recorded by {{user|Azzy|Azzy}} March 2009 at Hale Conservation Park, South Australia. | kee-ahh call<br />Recorded by {{user|Azzy|Azzy}} March 2009 at Hale Conservation Park, South Australia. | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016) | ||
| + | #Beauty of Birds | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Calyptorhynchus+funereus}} | {{GSearch|Calyptorhynchus+funereus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Calyptorhynchus]][[Category:Bird Songs]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Calyptorhynchus]][[Category:Bird Songs]] | ||
Revision as of 01:16, 23 November 2016
- Calyptorhynchus funereus
Identification
55-60 cm (21½-23½ in)
- Black overall plumage with paler feather-margins on upperparts
- Buff feather edges on wing-coverts
- Pale yellow patches in the tail
Male
- Black bill
- Yellow patch ear coverts
- Reddish eye-ring
Females and immatures: grey eye-ring, light-coloured bill, brighter, more clearly-defined yellow cheek-patch.
Distribution
Australia: found from Queensland along the coast to Victoria and eastern South Australia, and in addition Tasmania and islands in Bass Strait.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized[1]:
- C. f. funereus:
- East Australia (east-central Queensland to eastern Victoria)
- C. f. whiteae:
- South East Australia (southern Victoria to Eyre Peninsula) and Kangaroo Island
- C. f. xanthanotus:
- Tasmania and islands in Bass Strait
Habitat
Woodland, plantations and urban areas.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of seeds of native trees and pine cones, also insects and the larvae of tree-boring beetles and moths.
Breeding
The pair construct the nest, which is a large tree hollow, lined with wood chips. The clutch consists of 1-2 eggs which are incubated by the female, while the male supplies the food. A single 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.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016)
- Beauty of Birds
