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Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo

Calyptorhynchus funereus

Description:

The Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo is a large cockatoo. It is easily identified by its mostly black plumage, with most body feathers edged with yellow, not visible at a distance. It has a yellow cheek patch and yellow panels on the tail. The female has a larger yellow cheek patch, pale grey eye-ring (pink in males), white upper bill (grey-black in males) and black marks in the yellow tail panels.

Habitat:

Eucalypt woodland.

Notes:

These are all females with grey eye-rings.

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RachaelB
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RachaelB

3959, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Dec 26, 2012
Submitted on Jan 7, 2013

Spotted for Mission

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