Red-tailed Black Cockatoo - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by tcollins
Darwin, Australia, July 2006

Calyptorhynchus banksii

Identification

50–65 cm (19¾-25½ in)

Black overall plumage
Red tail bands

Females

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

Distribution

Female
Photo © by peterday
Kakadu, Australia, May 2015

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

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Juvenile
Photo © by Doc Duck
near Buffalo Creek, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, August 2018

There are 5 subspecies^[1]:

C. b. banksii:

Tropical northern Australia

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. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. 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. (2021) Red-tailed Black Cockatoo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Red-tailed_Black_Cockatoo

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