Black-Cockatoo

We often see these majestic birds flying overhead, but rarely do they settle in any tree that is close enough to blip.
 

The Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo is a large cockatoo. 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.

Young birds resemble the adult female, but young males have a smaller cheek patch.

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