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Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoo

Calyptorhynchus funereus

Photo by LordKuz
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Black Cockatoo - Yellow Tailed or Yellow Cheeked. Magnificent bird that has a very imposing "presence" when spotted in the bush or your garden.

Habitat:

Grassy Woodland and Scrub

Notes:

My first submission to Project Noah...... chosen because it is the symbol of the town I live closest to, Nowra (meaning: Black Cockatoo)

Reference Links:

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

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Comments (1)
lori.tas
Nice one LordKuz. I'm very fond of these birds as well, and they're very fond of our pine tree when the cones are ripe. Welcome to NOAH.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2011

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