mdahlem.net

Home About Contact us Related links No AI

Birds Australia

Top Species list A-Z Family groups 1-26 Plumage Nests Habitats Key plants Passerines v non-passerines Glossary Sponsors Credits Photos Aboriginal information General information

Birds Europe

Top Species list A-Z Family groups 1-26 Plumage Glossary Credits General information

Birds Oman

Top Species list A-Z Family groups 1-26 Plumage Glossary Credits General information

Nat'l Parks

Top Australia Chile/Argentina Germany/Netherlands USA/Canada

Impressions

Top Australia Chile/Argentina Germany/Netherlands

Photos

Top Favourites Birds of Australia Australian weather shots Dew drops Dew drop animations How dew drop lenses work Birds of Oman Astronomical telescopes Art in nature

Astronomy

Top Scientific research Popular-scientific pages Credits

12

Long-billed Black-Cockatoo (Zanda baudinii) Alternate name(s): "Baudin's Black Cockatoo" Aboriginal name(s): "ngolak", "ngoolya*" Size: 55-60 cm; wing span: ca. 1.1 m Body mass: 560-770 g Wing loading [g/cm2]: 0.30-0.45

Australia: Family Group 12 Family Group 12 Table Palm Cockatoo Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Glossy Black-Cockatoo Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Short-billed Black-Cockatoo Long-billed Black-Cockatoo Gang-gang Cockatoo Long-billed Corella Western Corella Little Corella Cockatiel Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Pink Cockatoo Galah Rainbow Lorikeet Red-collared Lorikeet Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Purple-crowned Lorikeet Varied Lorikeet Musk Lorikeet Little Lorikeet Eclectus Parrot Red-cheeked Parrot Double-eyed Fig-Parrot Australian King-Parrot Red-winged Parrot Princess Parrot Superb Parrot Regent Parrot Green Rosella Crimson Rosella Western Rosella Eastern Rosella Pale-headed Rosella Northern Rosella Red-capped Parrot Australian Ringneck Red-rumped Parrot Mulga Parrot Golden-shouldered Parrot Hooded Parrot Blue Bonnet Bourke's Parrot Budgerigar Swift Parrot Eastern Ground Parrot Night Parrot Blue-winged Parrot Scarlet-chested Parrot Rock Parrot Turquoise Parrot Elegant Parrot Family group table Index of bird names Habitat pages Key plants Thumbnails page Birds home page

Similar species

Description     Classification     Distribution     Sightings     Photos     Breeding     Nest     Eggs     Behaviour     Food     Call/s

Physical description Click here for a physical description Long-billed Black-Cockatoos are medium-sized cockatoos. They have almost all dark-grey plumage, with a yellowish-white cheek patch and white panels on their undertails. The feathers have light-grey edges, leading to a scalloped pattern all over the body. Male Long-billed Black-Cockatoos have a pink eye-ring and a grey bill, while females have grey eye-rings and a light-grey bill. Females also have more pronounced edge lining of their feathers. Both sexes can erect their cap into a small crest. The irises are black; legs and feet are grey. Juveniles resemble females. Twitcher's tip Compared to Short-billed Black-Cockatoos they have a much longer upper mandible.

Taxonomy, classification See Long-billed Black-Cockatoo at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species Click here for information on habitat and range The overall distribution of this species can be assessed, and specific locations where birds have been spotted can be found, based on individual sighting reports submitted by birdwatchers to ebird.org . The global distribution of the Long-billed Black-Cockatoo is available HERE . Long-billed Black-Cockatoo are endemic to south-western Australia. They have a very restricted distribution, populating basically the south-western tip of WA, up to a line from just to the East of Perth to Bremer Bay, WA. They are not found anywhere else. Long-billed Black-Cockatoos have a strong preference for open forest, mainly marri and karri. They will also venture into wandoo woodland and surrounding farmland with scattered trees.

Sightings Click here for sighting information J. Greaves reports spotting Long-billed Black-Cockatoos at Albany, WA, in March 2015. M. Eaton reports finding Long-billed Black-Cockatoos at Margaret River, WA, in April 2019.

Photos

ADULT

FEMALE

Near-frontal view of a female Long-billed Black-Cockatoo; note the dark orbital skin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]

Near-frontal view of a female Long-billed Black-Cockatoo (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]

Near-frontal view of a female Long-billed Black-Cockatoo (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]

Lateral view of a female Long-billed Black-Cockatoo (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]

Field guides mention how the elongated upper mandible of a Long-billed Black-Cockatoo can be obscured by fluffed cheek feathers; here the feathers on the far side are fluffed, while those on the near side are standing off sideways so that one can see the upper mandible (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]

Example of a Long-billed Black-Cockatoo with fluffed cheek feathers obscuring the elongated upper mandible
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]

View onto the upperparts of a Long-billed Black-Cockatoo; note the long upper mandible (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]

Direct comparison of a female Short-billed Black-Cockatoo, left, with a female Long-billed Black-Cockatoo, right; click on images for larger versions (photos courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]

IMMATURE/JUVENILE

Near-lateral view of two Long-billed Black-Cockatoos; female, on the right (note grey orbital skin), with a juvenile on the left
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]

Lateral view of a Long-billed Black-Cockatoo; this bird (still) has a short upper mandible; note the yellow tinge on the ear patch, which is indicative of a juvenile (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]

Behaviour

Food, Diet

Lateral view of a female Long-billed Black-Cockatoo feeding on seeds (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]

Mob of Long-billed Black-Cockatoos feeding on seed cones (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]

Mob of Long-billed Black-Cockatoos feeding on seed cones (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]

Long-billed Black-Cockatoo feeding on seed cones (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]

These pages are largely based on our own observations and those of our contributors. The structure of these bird pages is explained HERE. For more salient facts on any bird species please refer to a field guide.