Glossy Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami)
About the Glossy Black Cockatoo
The glossy black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami) is a species of bird found in Australia. It is the smallest member of the subfamily Calyptorhynchinae, and found in eastern Australia. Adult glossy black cockatoos may reach 50 cm (19.5 in) in length. They are sexually dimorphic. Males are blackish brown, except for their prominent sub-terminal red tail bands; the females are dark brownish with idiosyncratic yellow marking around the neck and prominent sub-terminal tail band of red with black bars.
A real field recording of the Glossy Black Cockatoo. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Australia · xeno-canto lists 15 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
- Red-tailed Black CockatooCalyptorhynchus banksiiprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.