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Calls include mournful, wailing cries, as well as loud, rough screeches.
Endangered
Indigenous: Short-Billed Black-Cockatoo, Carnaby's Black Cockatoo
At a glance
FamilyCockatoos
SizeLarge
RarityCommon
HabitatWoodland, forest edge, flowering street trees, farmland belts, and urban parkland.
Best timeMost reliable in Western Australia from August to November.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by Sam Hambly
Range map
Range map
815visible hotspots
10442visible records
2states
SparseModerateDense hotspot
Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Overview
Black cockatoo with white ear patch and white tail panel, found in the southwestern corner of Western Australia, where it inhabits a wide variety of habitats, including woodlands, pine plantations, farmland, and urban parks. The very similar Baudin’s Black-Cockatoo has much longer upper mandible.
Behavior
Calls include mournful, wailing cries, as well as loud, rough screeches.
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