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Long-billed Black-CockatooAlternate name(s): "Baudin's Black Cockatoo"  Aboriginal name(s): "ngolak",
"ngoolya*"Size: 55-60 cm Weight: 630-760 g |
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Description
Classification
Distribution
Sightings
Photos
Breeding
Nest
Eggs
Behaviour
Food
Call/s
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Photos |
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Near-lateral view of two Long-billed Black-Cockatoos;
male on the right (note the light orbital skin), female
on the left
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]
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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]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
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]
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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]
