pp 57-70 in: Australian Parrots / Joseph M. Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus (Shaw). A rare and spectacular cockatoo known as the Ringo Starr of the bird world also has its own sense of creative style, new research has found. Reader's Digest (Australia) Pty Ltd, Sydney. Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds (2nd Edition). So be prepared to spend several hours per day with this bird. Inquisitive and affectionate, a citron cockatoo will want to be by your side all day long. However, they have big personalities and love to play and interact with their caretakers. Angus and Robertson/National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife, Sydney. Citron cockatoos are quieter than most cockatoo species. Usually only one chick survives, and this will stay in the care of its parents for about six months. The female alone incubates the eggs, while the male supplies her with food.
Both sexes construct the nest, which is a large tree hollow, lined with wood chips. Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos have a long breeding season, which varies throughout their range. The Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo is found in south-eastern Australia, from Eyre Peninsula, South Australia to south and central eastern Queensland. Small to large flocks can be seen in these areas, either perched or flying on slowly flapping wings. The Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo inhabits a variety of habitat types, but favours eucalypt woodland and pine plantations. Young birds resemble the adult female, but young males have a smaller cheek patch. 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.
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It has a yellow cheek patch and yellow panels on the tail. According to legend, Whether this bird eats a specific tree seed, its own golden crest would shine brightly long after night has fallen, disclosing its surrounds. It is easily identified by its mostly black plumage, with most body feathers edged with yellow, not visible at a distance. While a Black Cockatoo’s storey is one of trust in letting the path develop, A Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo is able to discover secrets hidden inside the dark. The Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo is a large cockatoo. The Glossy Black-Cockatoo occurs across eastern Australia, as well as on Kangaroo Island in South Australia. In Noongar culture the crow is an important bird. The red-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) also known as Banksian- or Banks black cockatoo, is a large black cockatoo native to Australia. Credit: Allen Newton Why the crow is black. In recent years it has been in rapid decline because of native habitat clearance, with a loss of food supply and nest sites. Black swans were once white as snow until they became too vain. The Yellow-Tailed Black-Cockatoo is one of five species of Black-Cockatoo in Australia.
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