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Glossy Black Cockatoo  (Calyptorhynchus lathami)

Also Known As: Glossy Cockatoo, Leach's Black Cockatoo, Leach's Red-tailed Cockatoo, Latham's Cockatoo, Casuarina Cockatoo
 
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Glossy Black Cockatoo pair

Credit: © Ian Montgomery | http://birdway.com.au
 
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Care in Captivity
Pet Suitability:
Has a friendly personality.

Captive Status:
Rare but increasing in Australia; virtually unknown elsewhere.

Longevity:
20 or more yrs.

Housing:
Walk-in enclosure, minimum length 4.5m (14.7 ft).

Enrichment:
Chewables, such as bird-safe wood (fir, pine, bamboo), wood block toys, vegetable tanned leather toys and heat sterilized pine cones.

Nest Box Size:
Nest log

Clutch Size:
1

Incubation Time:
28-29 days

Fledging Age:
3 months

Hatch Weight:
15g (0.5 oz)

Peak Weight:
Around 370g (13 oz)

Weaning Weight:
340-350g (12-12.25 oz)

Link to Specialist Club:
http://www.glossyblack.org.au/

Captive Projects:
http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/biodiversity/pdfs/glossy_black_recovery_plan.pdf


More Info Sites:
http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/attachment/publications/communitynews/20060614_communitynews.pdf

http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/MU9930156.htm

http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/npws.nsf/Content/glossy_black_cockatoos