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Palm Cockatoo
Probosciger aterrimus (Gmelin, JF 1788)
The palm cockatoo, 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. Source: Wikipedia
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Psittaciformes
Family:
Cacatuidae
Genus:
Probosciger
Scientific:
Probosciger aterrimus
Classification
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:
Cacatuidae
Genus:
Probosciger
Scientific:
Probosciger aterrimus
Original description
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1788)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Psittacus aterrimus
Type locality:
New Holland, restricted to northern Australia by van Oort, Notes Leyden Mus., 33, 1911, p. 239.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2896930
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
ADC0F2618675AC3B
Avibase ID:
avibase-ADC0F261
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/ADC0F261
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554832
NEAR THREATENED
Geographic range:
- Probosciger aterrimus: New Guinea and satellite islands, and far northern Australia
- Probosciger aterrimus aterrimus: southern New Guinea, including Misool (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea), and Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea)
- Probosciger aterrimus macgillivrayi: northeastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula)
- Probosciger aterrimus stenolophus: northwestern New Guinea, including Yapen (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)
- Probosciger aterrimus [goliath or alecto]: western and central New Guinea, including Raja Ampat Islands (off western New Guinea)
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Source: Clements checklist
Palm Cockatoo
Catalan:
Cacatua de pandanal
Czech:
kakadu arový
Danish:
Arakakadu
German:
Palmkakadu
Spanish:
Cacatúa Enlutada
Spanish (Spain):
Cacatúa Enlutada
Finnish:
palmukakadu
French:
Cacatoès noir
Croatian:
palmin kakadu
Hungarian:
pálmakakadu
Icelandic:
Arnkakadúi
Italian:
Cacatua delle palme
Japanese (romaji):
yashioumu
Japanese:
ヤシオウム
Lithuanian:
Palminis kakadu
Dutch:
Zwarte Kaketoe
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Palmekakadu
Norwegian:
Palmekakadu
Polish:
kakadu palmowa
Portuguese:
Cacatua-das-palmeiras
Portuguese (Portugal):
catatua-das-palmeiras
Russian:
Чёрный какаду
Slovak:
kakadu čierny
Serbian:
Palmin kakadu
Swedish:
palmkakadua
Ukrainian:
Какатоїс-голіаф
Chinese:
棕树凤头鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional):
棕櫚鳳頭鸚鵡
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Cacatoès noir ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Cacatoès noir ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 2] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Oriental Bird Club: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Probosciger aterrimus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Probosciger aterrimus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Probosciger aterrimus [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Palm Cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Probosciger aterrimus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Probosciger aterrimus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Azerbaijani: arayabənzər kakadu, qara kakadu, qara palma kakadusu
Bengali: তার কাকাতুয়া
Bengali (transliteration): tāla kākātuẏā
Catalan: Cacatua de pandanal
Montenegrin: palmin kakadu, палмин какаду
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): палмин какаду
Czech: Kakadu arový
Chuvash: хура какаду
Danish: Arakakadu
German: Arakakadu, Palmkakadu
English: Black Macaw, Goliath Aratoo, Goliath Cockatoo, Great Black Cockatoo, Great Palm Cockatoo, Palm Cockatoo
English, HBW: Palm Cockatoo
English (IOC): Palm Cockatoo
English (United States): Palm Cockatoo
Esperanto: Palma kakatuo
Spanish: Cacatúa de las Palmas, Cacatúa Enlutada
Spanish (Spain): Cacatúa Enlutada
Spanish (HBW): Palm Cockatoo
Estonian: ronkkakaduu
Finnish: Palmukakadu
French: Cacatoès noir, Microglosse noir
Croatian: palmin kakadu
Hungarian: pálmakakadu
Indonesian: Kakatua hitam, Kakatua raja
Icelandic: Arnkakadúi
Italian: Cacatua delle palme
Japanese (romaji): yashioumu
Japanese: ヤシオウム
Kazakh: қара какаду
Kirghiz: кара какаду
Scientific: Probosciger aterrimus, Probosciger aterrimus aterrimus, Psittacus aterrimus, Psittacus gigas, Psittacus spectrum
Lithuanian: Palminis kakadu
Maltese: kakatù tal-palm
Dutch: Zwarte Kaketoe
Norwegian Nynorsk: Palmekakadu
Norwegian: Palmekakadu
Polish: kakadu palmowa, Kakadu wielka, zalobnica palmowa, Żałobnica palmowa
Portuguese: Cacatua-das-palmeiras
Portuguese (Portugal): catatua-das-palmeiras
Russian: пальмовый какаду, Черный какаду, Чёрный какаду
Slovak: kakadu cierny, kakadu čierny
Serbian: Palmin kakadu, Palmov kakadu
Swedish: Palmkakadua
Turkish: Palmiye kakadusu
Ukrainian: Какатоїс-голіаф
Uzbek: қора какаду
Chinese: 棕树凤头鹦鹉, 棕樹鳳頭鸚鵡
Chinese (Traditional): 棕櫚鳳頭鸚鵡
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