Glossies in the Mist

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Welcome to Glossies in the Mist!

Glossies in the Mist is a collaborative project between the NSW Government's Saving our Species program, Wingecarribee Shire Council and the 'Friends of the Glossy Black-Cockatoo' community group. For more information about the project visit the Glossies in the Mist facebook page.

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The following files are available for download:

IDENTIFYING_FLOSSIES_2019-2024_final.pdf

Australian_Birdlife_Sept_2022.pdf

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Featured sightings

Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami (Glossy Black-Cockatoo) at Buxton, NSW - 23 Dec 2019 by poida84

Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami (Glossy Black-Cockatoo) at Penrose, NSW - 1 Jun 2023 by Aussiegall

Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami (Glossy Black-Cockatoo) at Wingello, NSW - 1 Jan 2023 by Aussiegall

Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami (Glossy Black-Cockatoo) at Bundanoon, NSW - 12 Mar 2022 by Aussiegall

Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami (Glossy Black-Cockatoo) at Penrose, NSW - 15 Sep 2021 by Aussiegall

Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami (Glossy Black-Cockatoo) at Mittagong, NSW - 25 Mar 2021 by GlossyGal

Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami (Glossy Black-Cockatoo) at Penrose - 2 Jan 2021 by Aussiegall

Latest sightings

Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami (Glossy Black-Cockatoo) at Fitzroy Falls, NSW - 11 Jan 2026 by PDL08

Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami (Glossy Black-Cockatoo) at Bullio, NSW - 12 Jan 2026 by cre8momentum

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Welcome to Glossies in the Mist

30 Nov 2024

Welcome to the new Glossies in the Mist platform!Thanks to support from NSW Government Saving Our Species, we've been able to develop our new solution hosted on the NatureMapr platform.Glossies in the...

Discussion

GITM2 wrote:

19 Jan 2026

Good observation, @PDL08. If a male glossy has barring in the tail, it is considered a juvenile or subadult. As for an age in years, you might be interested in an article by John Courtney, 'Plumage Development and Breeding Biology of the
Glossy Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami', 1986. The study involved captive birds and reported that some tail feathers without bars (males) were observed at an age of 2 1/2 years. I have been able to find the abstract for this article on the website, informit.org.