Calyptorhynchus lathami
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Glossy Black-Cockatoo sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 129 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 89th most-seen of the 171 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Glossy Black-Cockatoo in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, 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.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Glossy Black-Cockatoo sightings, Lamington National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Booderee National Park (Australia, about 10%), Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Springbrook National Park (Australia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Glossy Black-Cockatoo is recorded against all the birds logged in Lamington National Park (129 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.
