12/5/2023 0 Comments Glossy black cockatoo endangered![]() ![]() The glossy black cockatoo breed between March and August and usually produce only one white egg every two years. They have been known to live longer than thirty years. They spend almost 90% of their time foraging for food sources. Though casuarinas seeds are their primary food source they will also eat seeds from the eucalyptus, hakeas, and acacias trees as well as insect larvae. When eating the seeds they always hold them in their left claw. When that tree is empty of cones they’ll move on to another tree. They often return to the same tree over and over even when there are other trees, loaded with cones, nearby. They use their large beak to break open the cones and get to the seeds. The glossy black cockatoo eats a diet consisting mainly of seeds primarily seeds from the casuarina tree. ![]() They don’t like to fly so they usually don’t fly long distances. The black glossy is known for its calmness, even when approached while eating. They are approximately nineteen inches long as adults and weight twenty-six ounces. Sexing of the birds by their plumage is usually not accurate until the birds are three years old. The beak of the female is white and the male is black. Females are a dark brown with yellow spotting and the tail feathers of the female are barred. Males are mostly black except for some red tail feathers. The male and female are different in appearance or in other words, sexually dimorphic. Their bill is large and powerful and they use it to crack open seeds. Unlike some of the other cockatoos, the glossy black has a small crest. They are the smallest of the black cockatoos. They are found in Australia mostly in the eastern and south eastern region of the country. The scientific name for the glossy black cockatoo is Calyptorhynchus lathami. Glossy black cockatoo – Picture by Richard Fisher ![]()
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