Home > All About Parrots > Parrot Encyclopedia > Glossy Black Cockatoo

|

Species Profile

Genus:
Calyptorhynchus

Species:
lathami

Size:	Adult Weight:
48cm (18.7 in)	400-500g (14-17.5 oz)

Races including nominate:
three: C.l.lathami, C.l. halmaturinus, C.l. erebus

Colourization Adult:
C.l. lathami: male-head, neck and underparts red/brown; back and wings black; centre tail feathers black, side tail feathers with red band near end. Bill grey. Eye dark brown. Female-yellow feathers on head and neck; red tail band suffused with yellow and bisected by narrow black bars. Bill grey/horn coloured. C.l. halmaturinus: both adults similar to lathami but bill larger. C.l. erebus: both adults like lathami but bill smaller.

Colourization Juvenile:
C.l. lathami: sides of head spotted yellow and some yellow spots on upper and under wing coverts, mainly darker yellow in subadult males; lower underparts barred with soft yellow, more evident in subadult females; tail band like that of adult female, but darker red in subadult males. Bill horn coloured washed with grey at base. C.l. halmaturinus: like lathami, but bill larger. C.l. erebus: like lathami, but bill smaller.

Call: Call soft wailing or wheezing sound. Gutteral alarm call. Female soliciting food from male emits squeaking sound.

Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results