Artist Paul Louis Oudart (1796–1860)
Description
Microglossum aterrimum
Date 1825-1834
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Vieillot, La galerie des oiseaux, pl. 50
Old Latin name Microglossum aterrimum
New Latin name Probosciger aterrimus
Common name Nederlands: Zwarte kaketoe
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Microglossum_aterrimum_-_1825-1834_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ18600033.tif

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.