Palm cockatoo: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the palm cockatoo lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Probosciger aterrimus
Group	Parrots
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Asia, Oceania
Class	Bird
Order	Psittaciformes
Family	Cacatuidae

Where does the palm cockatoo live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the palm cockatoo in 5 countries and territories across Asia and Oceania.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the palm cockatoo endangered?

The palm cockatoo’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the palm cockatoo?

The palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus) is a bird in the order Psittaciformes and the family Cacatuidae, genus Probosciger. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the palm cockatoo

The palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus), also known as the goliath cockatoo or great black cockatoo, is a large, smoky-grey/black parrot of the cockatoo family native to New Guinea, the Aru Islands and the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. It has a crest of long feathers atop its head, with a very large and strong, sharply-hooked black beak (with which it can easily open nuts and seeds), and prominent bright-red cheek patches.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Palm cockatoo (revision 1379016434), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q31501 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).