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Photo © by tcollins
Darwin, Australia, July 2006

Calyptorhynchus banksii

Identification

50–65 cm (19¾-25½ in)

Black overall plumage
Red tail bands

Females

Brownish-black overall plumage
Yellow bars and spots
Yellowish-orange tail stripes

Distribution

Female
Photo © by peterday
Kakadu, Australia, May 2015

Australia: found in New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Juvenile
Photo © by Doc Duck
near Buffalo Creek, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, August 2018

There are 5 subspecies^[1]:

C. b. naso:

Forests of south-western Western Australia

C. b. escondidus:

Western Australia (arid and semi-arid zones of Western Australia south of the Kimberley)

C. b. banksii:

Tropical northern Australia (northeastern Western Australia east to eastern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales)

C. b. samueli:

central Australia (southern Northern Territory, northern South Australia, southwestern Queensland, and central New South Wales)

C. b. graptogyne:

Forests of south-eastern South Australia and south-western Victoria

Habitat

Tropical forests; eucalyptus woodlands near water, shrub and grassland.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of a variety of eucalyptus seeds, berries, fruits, insects and grubs.

Breeding

They build their nests in large, vertical tree cavities. The clutch consists of 1 to 2 white eggs, however usually only 1 survives to fledging.

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Avibase
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)
Wikipedia

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Red-tailed Black Cockatoo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-tailed_Black_Cockatoo

External Links

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 There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
+*''C. b. naso'':
+:*Forests of south-western Western Australia
+*''C. b. escondidus'':
+:*Western Australia (arid and semi-arid zones of Western Australia south of the Kimberley)
 *''C. b. banksii'':
-:*Tropical northern [[Australia]]
+:*Tropical northern [[Australia]] (northeastern Western Australia east to eastern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales)
-*''C. b. macrorhynchus'':
-:*North-western Australia (northern [[Western Australia]] and [[Northern Territory]])
 *''C. b. samueli'':
-:*West-central to east-central Australia
+:*central [[Australia]] (southern Northern Territory, northern South Australia, southwestern Queensland, and central New South Wales)
-*''C. b. naso'':
-:*Forests of south-western Australia
 *''C. b. graptogyne'':
 :*Forests of south-eastern [[South Australia]] and south-western [[Victoria]]
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 #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)
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