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Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus banksii
-17.3505, 123.669
Field Notes
Description:
A large cockatoo with a black bill. Males are black with clear scarlet panels in their tail, while females have a paler bill, yellow spots on their head, neck and and wings. Females also have barred orange-yellow breast-feathers.
Habitat:
Kimberley Savannah water trough Myall's Bore
Endemic to mainland Australia, with five subspecies occurring in eight discrete populations.
Notes:
Very excited to manage a good shot of these beauties on Threatened Species Day in Australia.
Reference Links:
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo | BirdLife Australia
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2014
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