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Red Tail Black Cockatoo

Calyptorhynchus banksii

Photo by DaleTaylor
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Red Tail Black Cockatoo, unsure of which breed.
There were over 40 of them in two small trees one afternoon

Notes:

They have only started using the two ghost gums for food this summer.

Species ID Suggestions

Red-tailed Black Cockatoo

Calyptorhynchus banksii

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Mark Ridgway
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Comments (2)
Christiane
Great spotting.. Welcome to Project Noah..
Mark Ridgway
Super bird. Nice shots thanks Dale. 40 is quite a few together - do you think the recent drought has changed bird habits any?
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PublishedDecember 19, 2011

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