- 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
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. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016)
- Beauty of Birds
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Yellow-tailed_Black-Cockatoo
