Bird
Zanda latirostris Facts
Carnaby's black cockatoo (Zanda latirostris), also known as the short-billed black cockatoo, is a large black cockatoo endemic to southwest Australia.
- Diet
- The cockatoo feeds primarily on seeds of proteaceous plants such as Banksia, Hakea and Grevillea, and secondarily on seeds from myrtaceous plants such as Eucalyptus and Corymbia.
Classification
Family: Cacatuidae. Order: Psittaciformes.
Zanda latirostris Conservation Status
Zanda latirostris is listed here as Endangered. Protecting habitat, maintaining healthy prey or food sources, and reducing human pressure are important parts of conserving wild populations.
Fun facts
- Carnaby's black cockatoo communicates by auditory and visual displays.
- Carnaby's black cockatoos that are not in flight may answer with this call when they hear it.
- This call is made by birds in flight, before taking off and returning to the nest.
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