palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus) Scientific name Eryptorhynchus ? Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus)
Collection code Natuurkundige Commissie voor Nederlandsch-Indiƫ
Artist Bik, ?
Description artwork
Nederlands: 1 pagina met tekening van vogelkop. Eryptorhynchus ? Reis van Reinwardt. Aroe. Achterzijde: schets van vogelkop, nr.29
English: One page drawing of bird head. Eryptorhynchus? Travel Reinwardt. Aru. Rear: sketch of bird's head, nr. 29
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naturalis_Biodiversity_Center_-_Natuurkundige_Commissie_-_Art_by_Bik,_%3F_-_Bird_species_-_MMNAT01_AF_NNM001000149_001.jpg
The palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus), 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.