Yellow Tail Cockatoo

The yellow-tailed black cockatoo is a large cockatoo native to the south-east of Australia

Measuring 55–65 cm in length. It has a short crest on the top of its head.

Its plumage is mostly brownish black and it has prominent yellow cheek patches and a yellow tail band.

Enormous black cockatoo with yellow cheek patches and tail panels. Most often observed flying above woodland or feeding in trees. Typically feeds on seeds and insect larvae, but also known to frequently consume pine cones from introduced tree species