Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

Calyptorhynchus funereus
 

Appearance: 
Large cockatoo
Short crest on top of head
Black plumage
Pale yellow tail band
Male:
    - black bill
    - pinkish-red eye-ring
   - dull yellow cheek patches
Female:
    - bone-coloured bill
    - grey eye-ring]
    - bright yellow cheek patches



 

This is another one of Maria Island's noisy residents. A pair of these birds were wailing and screeching as they
flew from tree to tree in search of food. The adults are normally quiet when feeding, but these ones made very loud 'munching' sounds as they ate the cone-like seeds/fruit.


Learn more about the Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo.