Carnaby's Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus latirostris, a large black West Australian cockatoo in a gum tree eating nuts.

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Rare critically endangered Carnaby's Black Cockatoo, Carnaby's Cockatoo or Short-billed Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris, a large black cockatoo native to Western Australia eating gum nuts in a marri tree in Crooked Brook National Park South Western Australia in autumn is a beautiful bird. Carnaby's black cockatoo, found only in Western Australia, is one of just two species of white-tailed black cockatoo on Earth. Habitat destruction is also a major threat as cutting down trees destroys the cockatoos’ nesting sites. Carnaby’s Cockatoos come into competition with introduced bees, galahs and corellas for nesting are mostly brownish-black with dusky white-tipped feathers. They have white ear covers, a white band towards the tip of the tail and a black bill. Females have yellowish-white ear covers and greyish bills.

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Crooked Brook National Park, South Western Australia.
Photo credit: © infinity / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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