Glossy Black-Cockatoo

Calyptorhynchus lathami

Vulnerable

The Glossy Black-Cockatoo is a cockatoo of southeastern Australia and Tasmania. It uses a strong bill to crack seeds, nuts, fruit, and wood, nests in tree hollows, and often lives in noisy, social flocks or pairs. It is conservation-sensitive, with habitat loss, trapping, or restricted range affecting its future.

Family

Cacatuidae

Group

Cockatoos

Range

Glossy Black-Cockatoo Range — Southeastern Australia and Tasmania

Population

≈ 7,000-14,000

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