One in the southern area of NT, the far southwest of QLD and the north-eastern area of SA. Banksii ranges across the top to the bottom the Cape, then down to about Camooweal and southeast to the NSW border. Macrohynchus ranges over Northern Australia through to about Broome. Samueli has three populations in the more arid regions of Australia. There are also populations in central Australia and Western Australia. They range across the top from the Kimberly’s trough to the cape and down to northern NSW. Tail barring is a pale yellow to light orange. The hen is brownish black and has numerous small yellow spots on the head, neck and wings. Adult birds are markedly sexually dimorphic, the male being basically black in colour with a black beak and a broad red bar across the tail feathers. As with most of the Cockatoos, not considered to be sexually mature until approx 4/5 years of age. The juveniles resemble the adult female and may take up to 3 years to moult into adult male plumage. They are approx 65cm long and approx 730g in weight. The banksii are the most commonly kept of the Black Cockatoo. banksii sub-specie and are the nominate sub-specie of the Red-tailed Blacks. Red-tailed Black Cockatoo – Calyptorhynchus banksii (previously called magnificus). There are four recognised sub-specie, the C. Despite the cost, aviary size and husbandry requirements, they are a very desirable aviary specimen for any native bird keeper. Reasonably expensive to buy at between $2800 to $3500 depending on age and condition (2013). The chick will take close to 3 mths to fledge. Incubation generally starts with the first egg and is a bout 30 days to hatching. The hen will generally lay one egg and occasionally a second one about week or so later. They are fanatic chewers so perches need to be quite chunky to last and the addition of other branches to chew on will extend the life of perches.īreeding success is not a given and pairs may take many years to bond, settle and breed. We have been growing a few She/river Oaks for some years in anticipation of getting the Blacks and these are now close to bearing nuts. They are not great consumers of veggies but try them out on corn on the cob, sweet potato, silverbeet. They also get a small variety of nuts in the shell (peanuts and almonds). We feed ours on a mix of Small/large Parrot mix with a bit of extra grey-striped Sunflower seed. A large log is not a necessity as one of a min of 30cm dia x 60/100cm is satisfactory. Either combination must have an enclosed secure area for placement of nesting log etc. They can be kept in suspended flights of about 4 to 6m and 1200mm square, on-ground flights of similar lengths and widths or a combination of a 2.4m square on-ground with a 4m extended suspended section. From NE Victoria and across to about Gawler South Australia. They range from SEQ through the east coast of NSW, throughout north eastern Victoria and down to Tasmania. The male is substantially duller in these markings and has a reddish pink periophthalmic eye ring that gets very intense in colour when exited/agitated and when in courting mode. The birds are markedly sexually dimorphic with the hen having much brighter ear coverts and tail feathers. They are generally considered to be mature and of breeding age at about 5 years. Juveniles resemble the female until approx 18/24 months of age though young males are not as bright in colour of the ear coverts as the females. Generally, the female is heavier than the male. funereus. They are approx 65cm long and weigh in at 800g average. xanthotus. The pair featured are of the nominate sub-specie, C.f. Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo – Calyptorhynchus funereus. There are two recognised sub-specie, the C.
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