Glossy Black Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus lathami
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Birds
The glossy black bird called the glossy black cockatoo 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.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Cacatuidae
- Genus
- Calyptorhynchus