 The yellow @-@ tailed black cockatoo ( Calyptorhynchus funereus ) is a large cockatoo native to the south @-@ east of Australia measuring 55 – 65 cm ( 22 – 26 in ) in length . It has a short crest on the top of its head . Its plumage is mostly brownish black and it has prominent yellow cheek patches and a yellow tail band . The body feathers are edged with yellow giving a scalloped appearance . The adult male has a black beak and pinkish @-@ red eye @-@ rings , and the female has a bone @-@ coloured beak and grey eye @-@ rings . In flight , yellow @-@ tailed black cockatoos flap deeply and slowly , and with a peculiar heavy fluid motion . Their loud eerie wailing calls carry for long distances . 
