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Subspecies Calyptorhynchus (Calyptorhynchus) lathami halmaturinus Mathews, 1912

 

Distribution

States

South Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Kangaroo Is., mainly western end—historical records from S Mt Lofty Range opposite Kangaroo Is. and sub-Recent fossils from the South-East of SA may be of this subspecies.


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

SA: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • South Australia: S Gulfs

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, diurnal, granivore, gregarious, low woodland, nomadic, open forest, open scrub, tall forest, volant, woodland.

Extra Ecological Information

Seasonal breeder, sexually dimorphic, feeds virtually exclusively on seeds harvested arboreally from large unripe cones of casuarina (Allocasuarina verticillata), flies through and above forest canopy with slow buoyant wing beats and protracted glides, roosts in small groups, nests in large tree hollows lined with wood chips, only female incubates and feeds yellow-downed chick, wanders locally to seasonal food sources.

 

General References

Baird, R.F. 1986. Historical records of the Glossy Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami and Red-tailed Black Cockatoo C. magnificus in south-eastern Australia. South Australian Ornithologist 30: 38-45 (distribution)

Cleland, J.B. & Sims, E.B. 1968. Food of the Glossy Black Cockatoo. South Australian Ornithologist 25: 47 (diet and feeding)

Joseph, L. 1981. The origin of the population of the Glossy Black Cockatoo on Kangaroo Island. South Australian Naturalist 56: 46-47 (zoogeography and origin)

Joseph, L. 1982. The Glossy Black-Cockatoo on Kangaroo Island. The Emu 82: 46-49 [Sclater, P.L. 1893. List of the dates of delivery of the sheets of the "Proceedings" of the Zoological Society of London, from the commencement in 1830 to 1859 inclusive. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1893: 435–440] (status, distribution, habitat, diet, breeding)

Joseph, L. 1989. The Glossy Black Cockatoo in the south Mount Lofty Ranges. South Australian Ornithologist 30: 202-204 [Mathews, G.M. 1925. The Birds of Australia. Supplements 4 & 5. Bibliography of the Birds of Australia Pts 1 & 2. London : H.F. & G. Witherby viii 149 pp. Waterhouse, F.H. 1885. The Dates of Publication of some of the Zoological Works of the late John Gould, F.R.S. London : R.H. Porter xi 59 pp. [Mathews, G.M. 1925. The Birds of Australia. Supplements 4 & 5. Bibliography of the Birds of Australia Pts 1 & 2. London : H.F. & G. Witherby viii 149 pp. Mathews, G.M. 1919. The Birds of Australia. London : Witherby & Co. Vol. 7 pt 5 pp. 385–499 + xii pls 363–370 Appendixes A & B (Appendix B)]] (distribution)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
10-Nov-2020 20-Aug-2013 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)