Scientific Name: Calyptorhynchus lathami
Population Estimate: 17K
Range / Habitat: Endemic to Australia, where found in dry forest in the southeastern corner of the country.
Field Notes: Large, black cockatoo with red tail panels. Female with yellow splotches on face. Other black cockatoos in Australia differ in either tail panel or head markings.
Personal Notes: A spectacular sighting by Richard while on the Princes Highway at the border of New South Wales and Victoria.
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