ML201960481 IBC 1614788
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Two pairs of Red-tailed Black-Cockatoos perching – the males making courting calls. The five recognised subspecies of the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo are widely distributed throughout Australia. One race, Calyptorhynchus banksii samueli, occurs in four widely scattered areas in the semiarid parts of Australia. Male and female Red-tailed Black Cockatoos have different plumage – the males are mainly black with a black bill and solid red and black tail feathers, while females are black with yellow-spotted plumage, a pale bill and barred orange-yellow and black tail feathers. The race samueli feeds more often on the ground than the other races, taking a range of hard edible seeds and burrs. Two pairs of Red-tailed Black-Cockatoos were perching in a dead eucalyptus tree, with the males making their repeated, mewing courting call to the females. These birds were part of a flock of about 30 that were pairing up and courting in the Coalseam Conservation Park, north-west of Mingenew in Western Australia’s northern wheatbelt. Elevation: 247 m. Date added to IBC: October 15, 2019.
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IBC scientific name: Calyptorhynchus banksii samueli.
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