Listen to the Glossy black cockatoo
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About the Glossy black cockatoo
The Glossy black cockatoo is a bird in the family Cacatuidae (order Psittaciformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “vulnerable”. Adults weigh around 27 g.
What does the Glossy black cockatoo sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as begging call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The glossy black bird called the glossy black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami) is a species of bird found in Australia. It is the smallest member of the subfamily Calyptorhynchinae, and found in eastern Australia. Adult glossy black cockatoos may reach 50 cm (19.5 in) in length. They are sexually dimorphic. Males are blackish brown, except for their prominent sub-terminal red tail bands; the females are dark brownish with idiosyncratic yellow marking around the neck and prominent sub-terminal tail band of red with black bars.
More from the family Cacatuidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Glossy black cockatoo sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Glossy black cockatoo on this page, including its begging call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Glossy black cockatoo endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Glossy black cockatoo as “vulnerable”.
What family does the Glossy black cockatoo belong to?
The Glossy black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami) belongs to the family Cacatuidae in the order Psittaciformes.
Sources & credits
- Begging call by James Ray – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q790668 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Glossy black cockatoo – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Aviceda – CC BY-SA 3.0