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© Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (south-eastern) - David Tait
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (south-eastern)
Calyptorhynchus banksii graptogyne
Calyptorhynchus banksii graptogyne
Breeding season from October to May. One egg is laid in the hollow of old trees, mainly eucalypts in or at the edges of Brown Stringybark woodland. Both adults are involved in feeding the young. Can live up to 20 years in the wild.
Details | Description |
Type | Bird |
Group | Cockatoo |
Other Common Names | Red-tailed Cockatoo |
Identifying Characteristics | |
Distinctive Markings | Scarlet panels in tail. |
Diet | Herbivore. Forages for seeds mainly in fruiting Brown Stringybark and occasionally in thickets dominated by Casuarinas, Banksias, Hakeas and Acacias. Seldom feed on the ground. |
Habitat | Generally restricted to Brown Stringybark forests or woodlands with peripheral stands of River Red Gum, Yellow Gum or Buloke. |
Native Status | Native to Australia |
Sounds | High pitched, guttural "creee, creee". |
Taxonomy | |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Aves |
Order | Psittaciformes |
Family | Cacatuidae |
Genus | Calyptorhynchus |
Species | banksii graptogyne |