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Photo by tcollins
Darwin, Australia, July 2006

Calyptorhynchus banksii

Identification

50–65 cm

Black overall plumage
Red tail bands

Females

Brownish-black overall plumage
Yellow bars and spots
Yellowish-orange tail stripes

Distribution

Australia: found in New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 5 subspecies^[1]:

C. b. banksii:

Tropical northern Australia

Female
Photo by peterday
Kakadu, Australia, May 2015

C. b. macrorhynchus:

North-western Australia (northern Western Australia and Northern Territory)

C. b. samueli:

West-central to east-central Australia

C. b. naso:

Forests of south-western Australia

C. b. graptogyne:

Forests of south-eastern South Australia and south-western Victoria

Habitat

Tropical forests; eucalyptus woodlands near water, shrub and grassland.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of a variety of eucalyptus seeds, berries, fruits, insects and grubs.

Breeding

They build their nests in large, vertical tree cavities. The clutch consists of 1 to 2 white eggs, however usually only 1 survives to fledging.

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Avibase
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)
Wikipedia

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-tailed Black Cockatoo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-tailed_Black_Cockatoo

External Links

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+[[Image:Red-tailed_Black_Cockatoo.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|tcollins|tcollins}} <br />Darwin, [[Australia]], July 2006]]
 ;[[:Category:Calyptorhynchus|Calyptorhynchus]] banksii
-[[Image:Red-tailed_Black_Cockatoo.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by tcollins <br/>Photo taken:  Darwin, Australia
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-[[Image:715 Cockatoo, Red-tailed Black 02k (f) Calyptorhynchus banksii, AUSTRALIA.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Female|Photo by peterday <br/>Photo taken:  Kakadu, Australia
- ]]
 ==Identification==
-cm. Black, red tail bands; females are brownish-black with yellow barring and spotting and have yellow-orange tail stripes.
+–65 cm
+*Black overall plumage
+*Red tail bands<br />
+'''Females'''
+*Brownish-black overall plumage
+*Yellow bars and spots
+*Yellowish-orange tail stripes
 ==Distribution==
-[[Australia]]
+[[Australia]]: found in [[New South Wales]], [[Northern Territory]], [[Queensland]], [[South Australia]], [[Victoria]], [[Western Australia]]
 ==Taxonomy==
+====Subspecies====
+There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
+*''C. b. banksii'':
+:*Tropical northern [[Australia]]
+[[Image:715 Cockatoo, Red-tailed Black 02k (f) Calyptorhynchus banksii, AUSTRALIA.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|peterday|peterday}} <br />Kakadu, [[Australia]], May 2015]]
+*''C. b. macrorhynchus'':
+:*North-western Australia (northern [[Western Australia]] and [[Northern Territory]])
+*''C. b. samueli'':
+:*West-central to east-central Australia
+*''C. b. naso'':
+:*Forests of south-western Australia
+*''C. b. graptogyne'':
+:*Forests of south-eastern [[South Australia]] and south-western [[Victoria]]
 ==Habitat==
-Eucalyptus woodlands near water, shrubland and grassland.
+Tropical forests; eucalyptus woodlands near water, shrub and grassland.
 ==Behaviour==
-The diet includes eucalyptus seeds, berries, fruits, various insects and grubs.
+====Diet====
+Their diet consists of a variety of eucalyptus seeds, berries, fruits, insects and grubs.
-They build their nests in tree cavities. 1 to 2 white eggs are laid, but often only 1 nestling survives infancy.
+====Breeding====
+They build their nests in large, vertical tree cavities. The clutch consists of 1 to 2 white eggs, however usually only 1 survives to fledging.
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase
+#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)
+#Wikipedia
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
 {{GSearch|Calyptorhynchus+banksii}}
-*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=19&bid=141 View more images of this species on the ABID]
 [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Calyptorhynchus]]