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Least Concern

Parrots

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

Zanda funerea

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (Zanda funerea) — Parrots & Cockatoos of Australia & Oceania.

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Found across 14 guides in our atlas — open any for the full checklist, photos and what's around right now.

Regional checklists

Birds of Australia Birds of Australian Capital Territory Birds of New South Wales Birds of Queensland Birds of South Australia Birds of Tasmania Birds of Victoria

By family

Parrots, Cockatoos & Allies of Australia Parrots, Cockatoos & Allies of Australian Capital Territory Parrots, Cockatoos & Allies of New South Wales Parrots, Cockatoos & Allies of Queensland Parrots, Cockatoos & Allies of South Australia Parrots, Cockatoos & Allies of Tasmania Parrots, Cockatoos & Allies of Victoria

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The Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (Zanda funerea) is a member of the Cacatuidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 675 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

Conservation status

IUCN Red List

LC Least Concern

Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.

Where it fits

Class Aves
Order Psittaciformes
Family Cacatuidae Cockatoos
Genus Zanda
Species funerea

Where it lives

Eastern, southeastern Australia and Tasmania

Australia & Oceania

Quick facts

Weight: 675 g
Diet: Seed-eaters
Family: Cacatuidae
Order: Psittaciformes
Habitat: Woodland

How to identify

Similar birds

Least Concern

Red-tailed Black Cockatoo

Calyptorhynchus banksii

Critically Endangered

Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo is a granivore — it feeds mainly on seeds and grain.

Behaviour

A bird of semi-open woodland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.

Migration

The Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

The Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (Zanda funerea) is a member of the Cacatuidae family, within the order Psittaciformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU e, se Australia and Tasmania.

It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 675 g, with a wing length of about 42.6 cm and a tail of around 34 cm.

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

Its mapped global range covers an estimated 1 million km².

Songs & calls

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo — Call

Recorded by Nick Talbot Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo?

The Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo is a large bird that weighs around 675 g.

Where does the Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo live?

The Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU e, se Australia and Tasmania, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.

What family does the Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo belong to?

The Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (Zanda funerea) belongs to the Cacatuidae family, in the order Psittaciformes.

What does the Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo eat?

The Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo is a granivore — it feeds mainly on seeds and grain.

Does the Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo migrate?

The Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

Is the Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo endangered?

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

What sound does the Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo make?

1 real field recording of the Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.

How large is the Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo's range?

The Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo has a mapped global range of about 1 million km².