Species guide
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo: how to recognise it
A bird of Oceania. Learn the marks that make it easy to identify, then practise with real photographs in Lore.
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- Scientific name
- Zanda funerea
- Family
- Cockatoos
- Size
- About 55–65 cm
- Habitat
- Eucalypt forests and pine plantations
- Found in
- Oceania
The key marks
A large dark cockatoo with a bright yellow patch on the cheek and yellow panels in the tail.
Voice
A wailing, drawn-out “wee-ah” call.
Good to know
It uses its strong bill to dig wood-boring grubs out of tree trunks.
Where and when
You can expect to find it in eucalypt forests and pine plantations. Distribution changes with the seasons and from year to year, so check a recent local observation source before you go looking.