Yellow-tailed black cockatoo
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phylum | Chordata | The yellow-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus) is a large cockatoo native to the south-east of Australia measuring 55–65 cm (22–26 in) in length. It has a short crest on the top of its head. Its plumage is mostly brownish black and it has prominent yellow cheek patches and a yellow tail band. The body feathers are edged with yellow giving a scalloped appearance. The adult male has a black beak and pinkish-red eye-rings, and the female has a bone-coloured beak and grey eye-rings.
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clade | Diapsida | |
Class | Aves | |
order | Psittaciformes | |
family | Cacatuidae | |
genus | Calyptorhynchus | |
species | C. funereus |