Zanda funerea

2 Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo at Majura, ACT

Zanda funerea at Majura, ACT - 23 Jun 2019 08:03 AM
Zanda funerea at Majura, ACT - 23 Jun 2019 08:03 AM
Zanda funerea at Majura, ACT - 23 Jun 2019 08:03 AM
Zanda funerea at Majura, ACT - 23 Jun 2019 08:03 AM
Zanda funerea at Majura, ACT - 23 Jun 2019 08:03 AM
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Identification history

Zanda funerea 4 Jul 2019 Illilanga
Zanda funerea 3 Jul 2019 JonSteinbeck

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Four of these impressive looking parrots flew in from the south, over my head in a diamond-shaped formation, towards Black Mountain. I initially thought they had flown on past Campbell Park until I heard them nearby and saw them in a tree. The bird in the photograph started lower on the branch but climbed up to where he is in the photograph. When he was at the top of the branch he called out. He was constantly looking towards the north. Without any apparent reason the three other birds flew off to the north. After a few seconds this bird also flew off in that direction.

2 comments

waltraud wrote:
   4 Jul 2019
The Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos love pine seeds and were most likely heading to the Majura pine plantation.
JonSteinbeck wrote:
   6 Jul 2019
Many thanks for the information Waltruad, the direction makes perfect sense. I am glad there are pine trees around to attract these birds. All the best

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Location information

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Species information

  • Zanda funerea Scientific name
  • Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • -13.41m to 1830m Recorded at altitude
  • 1025 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Calyptorhynchus funereus
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