Calyptorhynchus lathami
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The glossy black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami) is a species of bird found in Australia. It is the smallest member of the subfamily Calyptorhynchinae, and found in eastern Australia. Adult glossy black cockatoos may reach 50 cm (19.5 in) in length. They are sexually dimorphic. Males are blackish brown, except for their prominent sub-terminal red tail bands; the females are dark brownish with idiosyncratic yellow marking around the neck and prominent sub-terminal tail band of red with black bars.
Three subspecies have been recognised. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 3 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 4 | Paphos Zoo | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | |
| 5 | Loro Parque | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Tralaga Wildlife park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Glossy Black-Cockatoo sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 538 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 76th most-seen of the 196 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and September–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Glossy Black-Cockatoo in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and August, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Glossy Black-Cockatoo sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Glossy Black-Cockatoo sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Booderee National Park (Australia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Glossy Black-Cockatoo is recorded against all the birds logged in Blue Mountains National Park (538 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
