Nesting Habitat
As with many other parrots and cockatoos, Red-tails nest in deep hollows that have formed in very large, old eucalypts.
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Feeding Habitat
Increase the area of Red-tail feeding habitat by planting new stands of stringybark and Buloke.
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Monitoring Red-tails
Each year members of the recovery team and volunteers collect a range of information which assist us to assess how Red Tail populations are performing.
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Red-tail Biology
Male Red-tails have glossy black plumage with stunning, bright red tail panels. Females are quite different but equally spectacular.
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The Annual Count
If you haven’t been involved in the Annual Count before, but would like to join in next year, please contact Bronwyn Perryman on freecall 1800 262 062.
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There are 5 subspecies of Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo in Australia. The South-eastern Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii graptogyne) is only found in south-east South Australia and south-west Victoria. With an estimated population of about 1400 birds, the South-eastern Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo is in danger of extinction.
This website relates specifically to the South-eastern subspecies. In this website you can find out about efforts to save this beautiful but endangered bird. Look at pictures of the bird, get general information on where it lives and what it feeds on, and view Red-tail Newsletters. You can record your own sightings of Red-tails and find out about the various activities that you can become involved in to help secure a healthy future for this magnificent bird.
We suggest you start with the description information section of the biology page, this includes a map of the range of the bird;
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New Nest Incentive
The Recovery Team has set up a new scheme to reward landholders for discovery of ‘new’ nest sites of the endangered South-eastern Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo. The scheme is funded by a grant from the Nature Foundation of South Australia.
Find all the details on our Nest Incentive Page
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Annual Count
The 2012 Annual Count will be held on Saturday 5th May. To get invovled, phone 1800 262 062 or email rtbc@birdsaustralia.com.au.
For details of past Annual Counts click the link below.
Check out Red-tails
Report sightings the Red-tail Black-Cockatoos in your area-
View images of the Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo. -
Watch video of the Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo. -
Hear the difference between a Red-tail and a Yellow-tail Black-Cockatoo
Contact
- Project Coordinator, Tim Burnard
- t: 1800 262 062
- e: rtbc@birdsaustralia.com.au
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- Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Recovery Project
- PO Box 25
- Casterton, Vic 3311
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