Cockatoos (Cacatuidae)
Red-tailed Black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) - HBW 4, p. 271
French: Cacatoès banksien
German: Rabenkakadu
Spanish: Cacatúa Colirroja
Other common names: Banksian/Red-tailed Cockatoo
Taxonomy: Psittacus Banksii Latham, 1790, Endeavour River, Queensland.
Until recently, species name commonly given as C. magnificus because that name had several days’ seniority, but that description was based on illustration of immature female C. lathami. Five subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- banksii (Latham, 1790) - tropical N Australia.
- macrorhynchus Gould, 1843 - NC & NE Australia.
- samueli Mathews, 1917 - CW to CE Australia.
- banksii (Latham, 1790) - tropical N Australia.
- macrorhynchus Gould, 1843 - NC & NE Australia.
- samueli Mathews, 1917 - CW to CE Australia.
- naso Gould, 1837 - forests of SW Australia.
- graptogyne Schodde et al., 1988 - forests of SE South Australia and SW Victoria.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Yawn, scratch, sneeze. Locality Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Kerry Stuart 22 February 2011 50 weeks ago 30 sec 4.5 -
Female eating gumnut. Locality Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Kerry Stuart 22 February 2011 50 weeks ago 20 sec 4.4 -
A quarrel of several birds in flight Locality Queensland, Australia
Max Roth 4 July 2005 2 years ago 49 sec 4.4 -
Female steals food from Male Locality Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Kerry Stuart 22 February 2011 50 weeks ago 39 sec 4.3 -
Female busy eating in tree. Locality Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Kerry Stuart 22 February 2011 50 weeks ago 36 sec 4 -
A male erecting its crest and drinking Locality Pemberton, Western Australia, Australia (ssp naso)
Philip Griffin 8 January 2005 6 years ago 29 sec 4
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Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Locality Townsville, Queensland, Australia
becky1950 25 April 2009 2 years ago 4.4 -
A noisy flock had just landed in a fruiting tree. This individual showed well for a while before the entire flock of fifty flew
Locality East Point Reserve, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Edward Smith 4 August 2011 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
close-up of a male bird
Locality Alice Springs Desert Park, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
marianhw 1 May 2010 1 year ago 4 -
Portrait of female
Locality Bungendore Park, Armadale, Western Australia, Australia
Peter Strauss 22 May 2011 37 weeks ago 3.8 -
A close-up of a female.
Locality Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation, Al Shahaniah, Qatar (ssp samueli)
Josep del Hoyo 12 May 2008 2 years ago 3.8 -
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii)
Locality Georgetown, Queensland, Australia
Guy Poisson 4 November 2005 1 year ago 3.6
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a male and a female bird calling Locality Healesville, Victoria, Australia
marianhw 13 June 2010 1 year ago 4.5 -
Calls of a pair. Locality Melbourne Zoo, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Josep del Hoyo 19 October 2009 1 year ago 4 -
female bird calling, subspecies unknown Locality Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Mat Gilfedder 30 January 2010 2 years ago 4
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