Check out Australia Zoo’s Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos!

They don’t come much cuter than our yellow-tailed black cockatoos. These beautiful birds can be spotted flying high above Australia Zoo’s world-famous Crocoseum! Keep your cameras handy because these birds are an impressive sight to see.

Yellow-tailed black cockatoos are one of six black cockatoo species to call Australia home. These cockatoos are found on the east coast of Australia, from south-east Queensland right down to South Australia and even Tasmania. They can inhabit a variety of environments, but, they absolutely love pine forests and eucalypt woodlands! These gorgeous birds can be identified by their black plumage with gorgeous yellow cheeks and yellow under tail – they are unmistakably beautiful and can be observed in flocks flying high above tree tops.

Yellow-tailed black cockatoos are omnivores and have a taste for larvae, seeds, grasses and native plants. These monogamous parrots will mate for life and potentially live for up to 80 years! Crikey!

Sadly, these birds fall victim to habitat destruction, resulting in the loss of food and nesting sites. However, yellow-tailed black cockatoos are a clever and resourceful bird and are thriving out in the Australian bush. They are a species of least concern. Woo-hoo!