palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus)

Query: iconographia zoologica

Result: 399^th of 1524

Subject:	palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus)
Poster:	Wiki Photos (---@---.---)

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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.

iconographia zoologica
399/1524

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