Animal Pictures Archive mobile
Query: CockatooResult: 111th of 340
palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus)
Subject: palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus)
Poster: Wiki Photos (---@---.---)
Microglossum aterrimum - 1700-1880 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ18600039.jpg
Resolution: 2946x3908 File Size: 5735610 Bytes Upload Date: 2017:04:18 23:12:45

palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus)


Artist George Edwards (1694–1773)
Creator:Johann Michael Seligmann
Description
Microglossum aterrimum
Date 1700-1880
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Edwards IX 6
Old Latin name Microglossum aterrimum
New Latin name Probosciger aterrimus
Common name Nederlands: Zwarte kaketoe
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Microglossum_aterrimum_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ18600039.tif

The palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus), also known as the goliath cockatoo or great black cockatoo, is a large smoky-grey or black parrot of the cockatoo family native to New Guinea, Aru Islands and Cape York Peninsula. It has a very large black beak and prominent red cheek patches.

Cockatoo
111/340
| Mobile Home | New Photos | Random | Funny | Films | Korean |
^o^ Animal Pictures Archive for smart phones ^o^