Glossy black-cockatoos occasionally eat seeds from eucalypts, angophoras, acacias and hakeas, as well as eating insect larvae. They use their strong bill to extract seeds by crushing cones held in their claws. The Carnaby’s black cockatoo is a large, distinctive cockatoo of a dull black color with pale margins on its feathers. Much to orchardist’s disgust, Baudin’s cockatoos have discovered fruit orchards to be an easy meal. In recent years it has been in rapid decline because of native habitat clearance, with a loss of food supply and nest sites. STATUS IN THE WILD. Glossy Black-cockatoos feed almost exclusively on the seeds of Allocasuarina species. In the Northern Territory alone, it is estimated there are about 60,000 birds. Occasionally they may eat insect larvae and have been observed feeding on seeds from some eucalypts, angophoras, acacias and hakeas. Endangered Carnaby’s black cockatoos belong to just two species in the world of white-tailed black cockatoos, the other being the Baudin’s black cockatoo. The Northern subspecies of Red-tailed Black Cockatoo has a wide distribution and is not considered endangered. All Black Cockatoos are sociable and enjoy hanging out in large groups but they are also happy spending quality ‘couple time’ with their partners. There are six different species of Black Cockatoos in Australia but only two of them are common: the Yellow and Red-Tailed Black Cockatoos. Red-tailed Black-Cockatoos may live for about 20 years in the wild, and much longer in captivity. What do GBC eat? In Central West NSW they also eat the seeds of cypress pine. In Central West NSW they also eat the seeds of cypress pine. They both live only in the Southwest Australia Ecoregion. The Yellow-Tailed Black-Cockatoo is one of six species of Black-Cockatoo in Australia. Glossy Black-cockatoos. Although it is illegal to shoot these threatened species ($10,000 fine per bird), it’s still common practice by farmers and even some suburbanites that do it for fun.