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title: "Carnaby's Black Cockatoo"
description: "Zanda latirostris — Vogels. Carnaby's black cockatoo (Zanda latirostris), also known as the short-billed black cockatoo, is a large black cockatoo endemic to southwest Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/carnaby-s-black-cockatoo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Carnaby's Black Cockatoo

> Zanda latirostris — Vogels. Carnaby's black cockatoo (Zanda latirostris), also known as the short-billed black cockatoo, is a large black cockatoo endemic to southwest Australia.

- Scientific name: *Zanda latirostris*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 2451
- Wikidata: [Q28108429](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28108429)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1432694](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1432694)

## Names

- en: Carnaby's Black Cockatoo
- de: Schlankschnabelrußkakadu
- es: Cacatúa fúnebre piquicorta
- fr: Cacatoès à rectrices blanches

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2311)

## Summary

Carnaby's black cockatoo (Zanda latirostris), also known as the short-billed black cockatoo, is a large black cockatoo endemic to southwest Australia. It was described in 1948 by naturalist Ivan Carnaby. Measuring 53–58 cm (21–23 in) in length, it has a short crest on the top of its head. Its plumage is mostly greyish black, and 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/Carnaby%27s_black_cockatoo

## Photo

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

Photo: Melissa Doherty · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145482954

## Machine access

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