---
title: "Baudin's Black Cockatoo"
description: "Zanda baudinii — Birds. Baudin's black cockatoo (Zanda baudinii), also known as Baudin's cockatoo or the long-billed black cockatoo, is a species of genus Zanda found in southwest Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/baudin-s-black-cockatoo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Baudin's Black Cockatoo

> Zanda baudinii — Birds. Baudin's black cockatoo (Zanda baudinii), also known as Baudin's cockatoo or the long-billed black cockatoo, is a species of genus Zanda found in southwest Australia.

- Scientific name: *Zanda baudinii*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 778
- Wikidata: [Q28107844](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28107844)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1432695](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1432695)

## Names

- en: Baudin's Black Cockatoo
- de: Baudins Weißohrrabenkakadu
- es: Cacatúa fúnebre piquilarga
- fr: Cacatoès de Baudin
- pl: Żałobnica białosterna

## Countries with the most observations

AU (696)

## Summary

Baudin's black cockatoo (Zanda baudinii), also known as Baudin's cockatoo or the long-billed black cockatoo, is a species of genus Zanda found in southwest Australia.  The epithet commemorates the French explorer Nicolas Baudin. It has a short crest on the top of its head, and the plumage is mostly greyish black. It has prominent white cheek patches and a white tail band. The body feathers are edged with white giving a scalloped appearance. Adult males have a dark grey beak and pink eye-rings. Adult females have a bone coloured beak, grey eye-rings and ear patches that are paler than those of the males.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baudin%27s_black_cockatoo

## Photo

![Baudin's Black Cockatoo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/baudin-s-black-cockatoo/medium.jpg)

Photo: bitsandbugs · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/344102735

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/baudin-s-black-cockatoo?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).