Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus)

About Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Chordates
• Class: Birds
• Order: Parrots
• Family: New World Parrots

The palm cockatoo, also known as the goliath cockatoo or great black cockatoo, is a large, smoky-grey/black parrot of the cockatoo family native to New Guinea, the Aru Islands and the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. It has a crest of long feathers atop its head, with a very large and strong, sharply-hooked black beak, and prominent bright-red cheek patches.