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The body feathers are edged with white giving a scalloped appearance.
Endangered
Indigenous: Long-Billed Black-Cockatoo
At a glance
FamilyCockatoos
SizeLarge
RarityUncommon
HabitatWoodland, forest edge, flowering street trees, farmland belts, and urban parkland.
Best timeMost reliable in Western Australia from December to May.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by Jonathan Steer
Range map
Range map
375visible hotspots
3390visible records
1states
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. Unlikely to be observed out on the coastal sand plains of Perth. Very similar to Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo but with much longer, pointed upper mandible.
Behavior
Inhabits moist eucalypt forest in the southwestern corner of Western Australia, where it eats seeds from large seed pods of Marri and Karri trees. Calls include mournful wailing cries that are more clipped than those of Carnaby’s.
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