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A Red tailed black cockatoo is a glossy black cockatoo with a large crest that it raises when excited or frightened. The male has bright red outer feathers - hence its name - but the female has a tail with orange or yellow feathers. The female also has more yellow on its under-parts. The red-tailed black cockatoo is about 55cm in length, and weighs between 570 and 880 grams.
An endangered bird, it is only found in south-western Victoria and south-eastern South Australia.
There are several factors contributing to it being endangered. Bushfires are a problem, as they reduce its habitat, particularly large trees with hollows for nesting, and also reduce its food source. Agriculture has also resulted in loss of habitat. Surprisingly, the redtailed black cockatoo is largely subject to predation by the brushtailed possum which, although herbivorous, take over the cockatoo's nests.
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What is a black cockatoo?
A black cockatoo is any of various species of Australian cockatoo of the genus Calyptothycus with mainly black plumage, sometimes also called the great black cockatoo.
What is the myth about black cockatoo?
There is this aboriginal myth about the black cockatoo. It says when you see a black cockatoo flying over it means someone in your family or friends will die.
Which cockatoo is thretened?
there is two the red tailed black cockatoo and the major Mitchell's cockatoo
How tall does a Carnaby Black Cockatoo get?
55cm
What is a yellow-tailed black cockatoo?
A yellow-tailed black cockatoo is a large species of bird, Latin name Calyptorhynchus funereus, native to southeastern Australia.
What is another name for a small black cockatoo?
Another name for a small black cockatoo is the jumping bean, bean because its small and black. Needs to be 2 word both begining with a G
What predators does the black cockatoo have?
well, it would have alligators and crocodiles
What is the life expectancy of the Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo?
The life span of the red-tailed black cockatoo is 25-50 years. Cockatoos living in the wild have a shorter life expectancy due to predation.
How does the yellow-tailed black cockatoo breathe?
through nostrils at the top of its beak
What is a palm cockatoo?
A palm cockatoo is a type of grey or black parrot, Latin name Probosciger aterrimus, which is native to New Guinea and far north Queensland, Australia.
What does the drink 'airag' come from?
it come from the redtailed thing, tom Powell
What are the 5 species of red tailed black cockatoo?
There are not 5 species of red-tailed black cockatoos (also known as Banksian or Banks's Black Cockatoo), but there are 5 sub-species.They are:South-eastern red-tailed black cockatoo, C. b. graptogyne, (endangered - only found in southwestern Victoria and southeastern South Australia)Forest red-tailed black cockatoo, C. b. naso(near threatened)C. b. banksii found across QueenslandGreat-billed Cockatoo or C. b. macrorhynchus(found across Australia)C. b. samueli found across the central coastal region of Western Australia, and parts of Queensland and western NSW.
