Glossy Black Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus lathami(Temminck, CJ, 1807)
English (US) Glossy Black Cockatoo
The Glossy Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cacatuidae (Cockatoos) in the order Psittaciformes.
- Scientific name
- Calyptorhynchus lathami
- Family
- Cacatuidae (Cockatoos)
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Glossy Black Cockatoo
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1807)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Calyptorhynchus lathami erebus
- Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami
- Calyptorhynchus lathami halmaturinus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus Lathami
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1807)
- Type locality
- Botany Bay, New South Wales, ex Latham.
- Original description
- Catalogue systématique du cabinet d'ornithologie et de la collection de quadrumanes de Crd. Jb. Temminck p.21
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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