Palm Cockatoo
Probosciger aterrimus
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Birds
The palm cockatoo, also known as the goliath cockatoo or great black cockatoo, is a large, smoky-grey/black parrot of the cockatoo family native to New Guinea, the Aru Islands and the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. It has a crest of long feathers atop its head, with a very large and strong, sharply-hooked black beak, and prominent bright-red cheek patches.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Cacatuidae
- Genus
- Probosciger