PALM BLACK COCKATOO PARROTS IN MUZAFFARABAD

The Palm Cockatoo is a large dark-grey cockatoo with large dark grey
bill. It has orange-red facial skin patches. The crest is long and
erect. The female is smaller with less red on face. Young ones have
pale yellow margins on feathers of the underside, and paler bill.

Other Names
Black Macaw, Cape York Cockatoo

Size
56-64cm

Habitat
tropical rainforest, wet eucalypt forest

Food
fruit, seeds, nuts, berries, plant shoots and roots, grubs.

Breeding
nests in hollow tree. 1 white eggs

Range
Cape York Peninsula, Queensland

Classification
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Cacatuidae
Genus: Probosciger
Species: aterrimus
Common Name: Palm Cockatoo