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title: "Glossy Black Cockatoo"
description: "Calyptorhynchus lathami — Uccelli. The glossy black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami) is a species of bird found in Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/glossy-black-cockatoo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Glossy Black Cockatoo

> Calyptorhynchus lathami — Uccelli. The glossy black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami) is a species of bird found in Australia.

- Scientific name: *Calyptorhynchus lathami*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 4106
- Wikidata: [Q790668](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q790668)
- iNaturalist taxon: [116846](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/116846)

## Names

- en: Glossy Black Cockatoo
- de: Braunkopfkakadu
- es: Cacatúa lustrosa
- fr: Cacatoès de Latham
- nl: Bruine raafkaketoe
- pt: Cacatua-preto-brilhante
- pl: Żałobnica brunatna

## Countries with the most observations

AU (3822)

## Summary

The glossy black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami) is a species of bird found in Australia. It is the smallest member of the subfamily Calyptorhynchinae, and found in eastern Australia. Adult glossy black cockatoos may reach 50 cm (19.5 in) in length. They are sexually dimorphic. Males are blackish brown, except for their prominent sub-terminal red tail bands; the females are dark brownish with idiosyncratic yellow marking around the neck and prominent sub-terminal tail band of red with black bars. 
Three subspecies have been recognised. Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami, or south-eastern glossy black cockatoo, is…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossy_black_cockatoo

## Photo

![Glossy Black Cockatoo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/glossy-black-cockatoo/medium.jpg)

Photo: Brodie and Yasmin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52769624

## Machine access

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