Calyptorhynchus banksii

Size: Birds Size: 63 cm

Family: Cacatuidae (Cockatoos, 14 species in Australia)

Distribution: Most of Northern and Western Australia to about 1000-2000 km from the coasts, except within about 50-100 km of the coast of West coast of WA. Small distributions in Southwestern VIC. Occasionally seen as south as Sydney on the East coast.<

Status: Common

Habitat: Open forests, farms, pines

References: Simpson and Day, Reader's Digest

About the Red-Tailed Black-Cockatoo

Not generally seen in the Blue Mountains or Sydney, though I have seen two of them once in the Kuring-Gai Chase National Park in Northern Sydney.

It has red markings under its tail. It does not have a coloured patch on the side of its head like the Yellow-Tailed Black-Cockatoo. However the female (shown below) has small yellow spots on her.

Photo: Featherdale Wildlife Park, Sydney NSW.

Photo: Featherdale Wildlife Park, Sydney NSW.

Artwork: John Gould, 'The Birds of Australia', 1848. Higher Resolution 675 x 1000.

See Also

Australian Mammals
Australian Reptiles
Australian Frogs
Australian Fish
Australian Spiders and Their Faces
Australian Wild Plant Foods

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