The Glossy Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami) is the smallest member of the subfamily Calyptorhynchinae found in Australia. Glossy Black Cockatoos are predominantly black/dark brown with striking caudal red patches. Female birds are duller in colour, with flecks of yellow in the tail and collar. An adult will grow to be about 46-50cm in length. The birds are often found in open forest and woodlands, and usually feed on seeds of the Casuarina.

The Australian Government has listed the South Australian race, (including Kangaroo Island), halmaturinus, as being endangered.

The scientific name honours the English ornithologist John Latham.

External links

• Threatened species and ecological communities

References

• Database entry includes a lengthy justification of why this species is of least concern

• Flegg, Jim. Birds of Australia: Photographic Field Guide Sydney: Reed New Holland, 2002. (ISBN 1876334789)

Cacatuidae | Birds of Australia

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