Carnaby's black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris) is a large
parrot, 53–58 cm (21–23 in) long,
endemic to south western Australia. It was described in 1948 by
naturalistIvan Carnaby. This
black cockatoo has a short
crest, mostly greyish-black
plumage, prominent white cheek patches, and a white tail band. The body feathers are edged with white, giving a scalloped appearance. The beak is dark grey for males and bone-coloured for females. The young stay with the family until at least the next breeding season. The bird eats seeds, mainly from the
Proteaceae and
Myrtaceae families. It nests in high hollows in large trees, generally Eucalyptus, but populations north of Perth have become dependent on pine plantations. With much of its habitat lost to land clearing and development, the bird is listed as
endangered. Like most parrots, it is protected by
CITES, an international agreement that makes trade, export, and import of listed wild-caught species illegal. It is also part of an annual census, the
Great Cocky Count, held since 2009 to track the population change of threatened black cockatoo species in Western Australia. (
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... that the Minar in the centre of the
Sassanid circular city of
Gōr may have been an observation tower, a water tower, part of a temple, a symbol of the new government, or a combination of these?
2008 – A Japanese man drove a truck into a crowd of pedestrians in the
Akihabara district of Tokyo, then proceeded to stab at least 12 people before being apprehended
Capricornus is a
constellation commonly represented in the form of a sea-goat, a mythical creature that is half goat, half fish. One of the 88 modern constellations, Capricornus was also one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer
Ptolemy. The constellation is located in an area of sky called the
Sea or the Water, consisting of many water-related constellations such as Aquarius,
Pisces and
Eridanus. It is the smallest constellation in the
zodiac.
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Carnaby's black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris) is a large
parrot, 53–58 cm (21–23 in) long,
endemic to south western Australia. It was described in 1948 by
naturalistIvan Carnaby. This
black cockatoo has a short
crest, mostly greyish-black
plumage, prominent white cheek patches, and a white tail band. The body feathers are edged with white, giving a scalloped appearance. The beak is dark grey for males and bone-coloured for females. The young stay with the family until at least the next breeding season. The bird eats seeds, mainly from the
Proteaceae and
Myrtaceae families. It nests in high hollows in large trees, generally Eucalyptus, but populations north of Perth have become dependent on pine plantations. With much of its habitat lost to land clearing and development, the bird is listed as
endangered. Like most parrots, it is protected by
CITES, an international agreement that makes trade, export, and import of listed wild-caught species illegal. It is also part of an annual census, the
Great Cocky Count, held since 2009 to track the population change of threatened black cockatoo species in Western Australia. (
Full article...)
... that the Minar in the centre of the
Sassanid circular city of
Gōr may have been an observation tower, a water tower, part of a temple, a symbol of the new government, or a combination of these?
2008 – A Japanese man drove a truck into a crowd of pedestrians in the
Akihabara district of Tokyo, then proceeded to stab at least 12 people before being apprehended
Capricornus is a
constellation commonly represented in the form of a sea-goat, a mythical creature that is half goat, half fish. One of the 88 modern constellations, Capricornus was also one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer
Ptolemy. The constellation is located in an area of sky called the
Sea or the Water, consisting of many water-related constellations such as Aquarius,
Pisces and
Eridanus. It is the smallest constellation in the
zodiac.
This Wikipedia is written in
English. Started in 2001 (2001), it currently contains
5,420,340 articles.
Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.