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Animals & Nature. Cockatoos (Cacatuidae) are a group of parrots that include cockatiels, cockatoos and corellas. There are a total of 21 species in the cockatoo family, most of which inhabit Australia, the Philippines, several eastern Indonesian islands. Cockatoos are notable for their elaborate crest plumage.
The glossy black-cockatoo is around 46-50 cm long and is generally smaller than other black-cockatoos. It is a brownish black colour and has a small crest. There are some distinct differences in appearance between male and female birds.he glossy black-cockatoo has a patchy distribution in Australia, having once been widespread across most of the south-eastern part of the country.