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Scientific name: Calyptorhynchus lathami

Family: Cacatuidae

Order: Psittaciformes The Glossy Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami), also known as the Casuarina Black Cockatoo after one of their preferred food items, is the smallest member of the subfamily <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockatoo" title="Cockatoo">Calyptorhynchinae</a> found in Australia.The scientific name honours the English ornithologist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Latham_%28ornithologist%29" title="John Latham (ornithologist)">John Latham</a>.<table id="toc" class="toc" summary="Contents"> <tbody> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <a name="Description" id="Description"></a><h2>Description</h2>Glossy Black Cockatoos are predominantly black with striking caudal red patches. Female birds are a duller dark brown in colour, with flecks of yellow in the tail and collar. An adult will grow to be about 46-50cm in length. The birds are often found in open forest and woodlands, and usually feed on seeds of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casuarina" title="Casuarina">she-oak</a>.<a name="Subspecies" id="Subspecies"></a><h3>Subspecies</h3>The three subspecies were proposed by Schodde et al. in 1993,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calyptorhynchus_lathami#_note-Schodde93" title="">[1]</a> though Forshaw has reservations due to their extremely minimal differences.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calyptorhynchus_lathami#_note-0" title="">[2]</a><ul> <li>C. l. lathami: (Rare) The eastern subspecies found between southeastern <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallacoota%2C_Victoria" title="Mallacoota, Victoria">Mallacoota</a> in Victoria, with isolated pockets in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eungella_National_Park" title="Eungella National Park">Eungella</a> in central Queensland and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverina" title="Riverina">Riverina</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilliga_forest" title="Pilliga forest">Pilliga forest</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calyptorhynchus_lathami#_note-1" title="">[3]</a> It is associated with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casuarina" title="Casuarina">casuarina</a> woodland.</li> <li>C. l. erebus Occurs in central Queensland.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calyptorhynchus_lathami#_note-Schodde93" title="">[1]</a></li> <li>C. l. halmaturinus: (Endangered) The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_Island" title="Kangaroo Island">Kangaroo Island</a>) subspecies has been listed by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Government" title="Australian Government">Australian Government</a> as endangered. Restricted to the northern and western parts of the island, the population may be as low as 100 individuals. It depends on the Drooping she-oak (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Allocasuarina_verticillata&action=edit" class="new" title="Allocasuarina verticillata">Allocasuarina verticillata</a>) and the Sugar Gum (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus_cladocalyx" title="Eucalyptus cladocalyx">Eucalyptus cladocalyx</a>)<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calyptorhynchus_lathami#_note-2" title="">[4]</a></li></ul><a name="Conservation_Status" id="Conservation_Status"></a><h2>Conservation Status</h2><a name="Australia" id="Australia"></a><h3> Australia</h3>Glossy Black-cockatoo are not listed as threatened on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environment_Protection_and_Biodiversity_Conservation_Act_1999" title="Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999">Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999</a>.<a name="State_of_Victoria.2C_Australia" id="State_of_Victoria.2C_Australia"></a><h3>State of Victoria, Australia</h3><ul> <li>The eastern subspecies of the Glossy Black-cockatoo (C. l. lathami) is listed as threatened on the Victorian <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora_and_Fauna_Guarantee_Act_%281988%29" title="Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act (1988)">Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act (1988)</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calyptorhynchus_lathami#_note-3" title="">[5]</a> Under this Act, an Action Statement for the recovery and future management of this species has not been prepared.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calyptorhynchus_lathami#_note-4" title="">[6]</a></li></ul><ul> <li>On the 2007 advisory list of threatened vertebrate fauna in Victoria, the subspecies C. l. lathami is listed as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulnerable" title="Vulnerable">vulnerable</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calyptorhynchus_lathami#_note-5" title="">[7]</a></li></ul> <a name="External_links" id="External_links"></a><h2>External links</h2><ul> <li> http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/finder/display.cfm?id=100</li> <li><a href="http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/" class="external text" title="http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/" rel="nofollow">Threatened species and ecological communities</a></li></ul><a name="References" id="References"></a><h2>References</h2><div class="references-small"><ol class="references"> <li id="_note-Schodde93">^ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calyptorhynchus_lathami#_ref-Schodde93_0" title="">a</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calyptorhynchus_lathami#_ref-Schodde93_1" title="">b</a> Schodde R, Mason IJ & Wood JT. (1993). Geographical differentiation in the Glossy Black Cockatoo Calytorhynchus lathami (Temminck), and its history. Emu 93: 156-166</li> <li id="_note-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calyptorhynchus_lathami#_ref-0" title="">^</a> Forshaw, Joseph M. & Cooper, William T. (2002): Australian Parrots (3rd ed). Press, Willoughby, Australia. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Booksources&isbn=0958121206" class="internal">ISBN 0-9581212-0-6</a></li> <li id="_note-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calyptorhynchus_lathami#_ref-1" title="">^</a> Blakers M, Davies SJJF, Reilly PN (1984) The Atlas of Australian Birds. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birds_Australia" title="Birds Australia">RAOU</a> and Melbourne University press, Melbourne.</li> <li id="_note-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calyptorhynchus_lathami#_ref-2" title="">^</a> Joseph L (1982) The Glossy Black Cockatoo on Kangaroo Island Emu 82 46-49</li> <li id="_note-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calyptorhynchus_lathami#_ref-3" title="">^</a> <a href="http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/DSE/nrenpa.nsf/LinkView/EADA0F1874AF9CF24A2567C1001020A388BBA5581CF9D859CA256BB300271BDB" class="external text" title="http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/DSE/nrenpa.nsf/LinkView/EADA0F1874AF9CF24A2567C1001020A388BBA5581CF9D859CA256BB300271BDB" rel="nofollow">Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria</a></li> <li id="_note-4"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calyptorhynchus_lathami#_ref-4" title="">^</a> <a href="http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/DSE/nrenpa.nsf/LinkView/617768308BCB666E4A25684E00192281E7A24BB36FF60A144A256DEA00244294" class="external text" title="http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/DSE/nrenpa.nsf/LinkView/617768308BCB666E4A25684E00192281E7A24BB36FF60A144A256DEA00244294" rel="nofollow">Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria</a></li> <li id="_note-5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calyptorhynchus_lathami#_ref-5" title="">^</a> <cite class="book" style="font-style: normal;">Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment (2007). Advisory List of Threatened Vertebrate Fauna in Victoria - 2007. East Melbourne, Victoria: Department of Sustainability and Environment, 15. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Booksources&isbn=9781742080390" class="internal">ISBN 978-1-74208-039-0</a>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Advisory+List+of+Threatened+Vertebrate%0AFauna+in+Victoria+-+2007&rft.au=Victorian+Department+of+Sustainability+and+Environment&rft.date=2007&rft.pub=Department+of+Sustainability+and+Environment&rft.place=East+Melbourne%2C+Victoria&rft.pages=15"> </li></ol></div><ul> <li>BirdLife International (2004). <a href="http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/3660/all" class="external text" title="http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/3660/all" rel="nofollow">Calyptorhynchus lathami</a>. 2006 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IUCN_Red_List" title="IUCN Red List">IUCN Red List of Threatened Species</a>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Conservation_Union" title="World Conservation Union">IUCN</a> 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a lengthy justification of why this species is of least concern</li></ul><ul> <li>Flegg, Jim. Birds of Australia: Photographic Field Guide Sydney: Reed New Holland, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002" title="2002">2002</a>. (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Booksources&isbn=1876334789" class="internal">ISBN 1-876334-78-9</a>)</li></ul><ul> <li>Garnett, S. (1993) Threatened and Extinct Birds Of Australia. RAOU. National Library, Canberra. ISSN 0812-8014</li> <li> </li></ul>

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