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Male Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoo

Male Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoo.

These birds fascinate me, just their sheer size and the ability to chew through trees to get a grub.
These...
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Male Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoo.

These birds fascinate me, just their sheer size and the ability to chew through trees to get a grub.
These birds often travel in small family flocks and appear before rain in an area. There is a belief depending on how many birds in the flock, dictates how many days of rain the area will receive.
Very noise birds but are easily frightened when approached

INFORMATION:
The Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo is a large cockatoo measuring about 60cm. It is easily identified by its mostly black plumage, with most body feathers edged with yellow, not visible at a distance. It has a yellow cheek patch and yellow panels on the tail. The female has a larger yellow cheek patch, pale grey eye-ring (pink in males), white upper bill (grey-black in males) and black marks in the yellow tail panels.

They eat seeds of native trees and pinecones, but they also feed on the seeds of ground plants. Some insects and grubs are also eaten.
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