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Baudin's Black Cockatoo
Also Known As: Black Cockatoo, White-tailed Black Cockatoo, White-tailed Cockatoo, Long-billed Black Cockatoo, Long-billed White-tailed Black Cockatoo
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Did You Know?
In spite of there being 10,000-15,000 Baudin's Black Cockatoos only 10% of those birds make up the breeding population.
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Species Profile
Genus:Calyptorhynchus
Species:
baudinii
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 56cm (21.8 in) | 630-750g (22-26.25 oz) |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Male-in general grey/black plumage, feathers finely margined with dusty white; ear-coverts dusty white; side tail feathers with broad white band near end. Bill dark grey and narrow with elongated tip. Eye ring pink, eye dark brown. Female-ear-coverts brighter, clearer white; bill horn in colour and narrow with elongated tip. Eye ring grey.
Colourization Juvenile: Ear-coverts dull white, sometimes yellowish; narrower tail band with irregular spotting. Bill horn coloured, narrow and elongated, washed with grey. Eye ring grey.
Call: Contact call while in flight is unusual, high-pitched wailing note. Also same sometimes while perching. Also described as sad and plaintive. Grating or croaking while feeding and harsh screech in alarm.
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Content Sources:
Bird Health http://www.birdhealth.com.au/bird/parrot/aspets.html#black
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1390&m=0
Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.lynxeds.com/
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots: Status Survey and Conservation Plan 2000-2004, Snyder, McGowan, Gilardi and Grajal, 2000.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1977, 1989.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
Guide to Incubation and Handraising Parrots, Digney, 1998.
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