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Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus banksii(Latham, 1790)
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Also known asKarakDirraatj
- Order
- PSITTACIFORMES
- Family
- Cacatuidae
- Genus
- Calyptorhynchus
At a glance
The Red-tailed Black Cockatoo is a large bird, about 55–60 cm long, listed as Least Concern and endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 55–60 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Red-tailed Black Cockatoo look like?
The Red-tailed Black Cockatoo is a large bird, about 55–60 cm long and weighing 424–1000 g.
The red-tailed black cockatoo also known as Banksian- or Banks' black cockatoo, is a large black cockatoo native to Australia. Adult males have a characteristic pair of bright red panels on the tail that gives the species its name. It is more common in the drier parts of the continent. Five subspecies are recognised, differing chiefly in beak size. Although the more northerly subspecies are widespread, the two southern subspecies, the forest red-tailed black cockatoo and the south-eastern red-tailed black cockatoo are under threat.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Red-tailed Black Cockatoo?
The Red-tailed Black Cockatoo is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
ttsquid · Victoria, AU
Call
Bethlea Bell · Bouldercombe QLD 4702, Australia
Call
Bethlea Bell · Bouldercombe QLD 4702, Australia
Call
Bethlea Bell · Bouldercombe QLD 4702, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Red-tailed Black Cockatoo eat?
The Red-tailed Black Cockatoo feeds on seeds, usually foraging in flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
4 photos
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