Cockatoos (Cacatuidae)
Glossy Black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami)
French: Cacatoès de Latham German: Biaunkopfkakadu Spanish: Cacatúa Lustrosa
Other common names: Glossy Cockatoo
Taxonomy:
Psittacus Lathami Temminck, 1807, Botany Bay, New South Wales.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- erebus Schodde & Mason, 1993 - coastal CE Queensland.
- lathami (Temminck, 1807) - inland and coastal E Australia.
- halmaturinus Mathews, 1912 - Kangaroo I (South Australia).
- Least Concern
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Two males on a branch Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (erebus)
Geoffrey Dabb 30 June 2004 3 years ago 12 sec 4.6 -
A close-up of a male feeding on Allocasuarina cones Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (erebus)
Geoffrey Dabb 30 June 2004 3 years ago 8 sec 4.5 -
A male making a short fly and drinking Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (erebus)
Geoffrey Dabb 30 June 2004 3 years ago 7 sec 4.5 -
Two males drinking Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (erebus)
Geoffrey Dabb 30 June 2004 3 years ago 21 sec 4.4 -
A female drinking Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (erebus)
Geoffrey Dabb 30 June 2004 3 years ago 8 sec 4.3 -
A male moving between branches Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (erebus)
Geoffrey Dabb 30 June 2004 3 years ago 8 sec 4.2
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A pair feeding. Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia (lathami)
Arthur Grosset 5 April 2006 13 weeks ago 2
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