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Species Profile

Genus:
Calyptorhynchus

Species:
banksii

Size:	Adult Weight:
60cm (23.4 in)	650-900g (22.7-31.5 oz)

Races including nominate:
five: C.b. banksii, C.b. macrorynchus, C.b. samueli, C.b. naso, C.b. graptogyne

Colourization Adult:
C.b. banksii: male-body black; red band across outside tail feathers. Bill dark grey. Eye dark brown. Female- body brown/black; paler on underparts; head, neck and upper wings dotted yellow; outside tail feathers barred orange/yellow. Bill lighter in colour. C.b. macrorhynchus: male- as in banksii but bill broader and heavier. Female- as in banksii but smaller spots on head, neck and upper wing coverts; thinner, paler barring on underparts; barring on tail pale yellow, orange limited or absent. Bill broader and heavier. C.b. samueli: both adults as in banksii but smaller in size with smaller bill. C.b. graptogyne: male- as in samueli, but notch in upper mandible usually absent. Female- brightly marked with wide pale yellow spots on upper wing coverts and broader pale yellow margins to feathers of underparts. C.b. naso: male-as in samueli, but wings longer and pointed; crest smaller. Bill larger and broader. Female- as in male, but more heavily spotted and barred with brighter yellow on underparts.

Colourization Juvenile:
C.b. banksii: as in adult female. C.b. macrorhynchus: as in adult female. C.b. samueli: as in adults. C.b. graptogyne: as in adult female. C.b. naso: as in adult female.

Call: Noisy calls; in flight metallic sounds with trumpeting tones, also soft growling notes. When alarmed short, sharp note.

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