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Carnaby's Black Cockatoo  (Calyptorhynchus latirostris)

Also Known As: White-tailed Black Cockatoo, White-tailed Cockatoo, Slender-billed Cockatoo
 
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Carnaby’s Black Cockatoos pair preening

Credit: (c) Peter Ericsson | http://www.pbase.com/peterericsson/
 
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Did You Know?
Competition from increasing numbers of Galahs (Eolophus roseicapilla) for nest hollows a possible problem for this bird.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
60,000

Range: Restricted to SW Australia, inland.

Habitat:
Woodland of salmon gum and wandoo trees.

Threat Summary:
Deforestation for agriculture, fragmentation of habitat, wild bird trade, competition with introduced domestic animals.

IUCN Rating:
Endangered

Wild Diet:
Seeds from Proteaceae spp., Hakea, Dryandra, Grevillea; pine nuts.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Pairs form permanent bonds, large flocks form outside breeding season; sometimes seen with Red-tailed Black Cockatoos.

Clutch and Egg Size:
1 to 2, ovate eggs, 50 x 35mm (2 x 1.3 in)

Breeding Season:
August-December.

Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/action/birds2000/pubs/carn-b-cockatoo.pdf

http://birdswa.iinet.net.au/projects/carnaby/assets/Carnabys_cockatoo_recovery_outline.pdf

More Info Sites:
http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/our-projects/carnabys-black-cockatoo-recovery.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-billed_Black_Cockatoo

http://www.nrm.gov.au/projects/wa/swwa/2006-02.html