Calyptorhynchus banksii banksii

1 Northern Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo at North Ward, QLD

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Identification history

	Calyptorhynchus banksii banksii	10 Sep 2024	Liam.m
	Calyptorhynchus banksii banksii	10 Sep 2024	Petesteamer

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A group of 8-10 birds feeding on Fig fruits. There seemed to be some begging happening from possibly young birds. This species was seen in this location each day that we were here over a few days.

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HelenCross wrote:

10 Sep 2024

I think this is the first record of this sub-species on NatureMapr?

Petesteamer wrote:

10 Sep 2024

Dont know, but they were there each time w/e passed by. The photos that show feeding the feeding bird are 17/07/2024, I also saw (but NOT Photo'd) similar sized group around the same area on 16/07/2024, I have one other sighting registered for this location on 08/07/2024 these were flying and roosting/feeding, they were quite disturbed at one stage. How do you tell the difference from the inland sub spp.? I have shots from Bourke that show a lot of orange on the tail, is this distinctive?

HelenCross wrote:

10 Sep 2024

Ah yes, I can see your other record from here was assigned as a straight Red-tailed Black-cockatoo not a subspecies. It appears the main difference between the subspecies is the overall size and beak size. The females have more orange in their tail.

Petesteamer wrote:

11 Sep 2024

Thanks for that Helen.

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Location information

Places North Ward, QLD

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
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Species information

Calyptorhynchus banksii banksii Scientific name
Northern Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Common name
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Critically endangered *
Non-invasive or negligible
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Calyptorhynchus banksii banksii

1 Northern Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo at North Ward, QLD

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