There are 5 subspecies of Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo in Australia. The South-eastern Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii graptogyne) is only found in south-east South Australia and south-west Victoria. With an estimated population of about 1400 birds, the South-eastern Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo is in danger of extinction.

This website relates specifically to the South-eastern subspecies. In this website you can find out about efforts to save this beautiful but endangered bird. Look at pictures of the bird, get general information on where it lives and what it feeds on, and view Red-tail Newsletters. You can record your own sightings of Red-tails and find out about the various activities that you can become involved in to help secure a healthy future for this magnificent bird.

We suggest you start with the description information section of the biology page, this includes a map of the range of the bird;

  • New Nest Incentive

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    The Recovery Team has set up a new scheme to reward landholders for discovery of ‘new’ nest sites of the endangered South-eastern Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo. The scheme is funded by a grant from the Nature Foundation of South Australia.

    Find all the details on our Nest Incentive Page

  • Annual Count

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    The 2012 Annual Count will be held on Saturday 5th May. To get invovled, phone 1800 262 062 or email rtbc@birdsaustralia.com.au

    For details of past Annual Counts click the link below.

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Jan 27, 2012

It’s very early in the season but there have already been a couple of sightings of Red-tails in Buloke. Normally we might expect the Red-tails to turn up in the Buloke around March but there were sightings from two weeks ago of Red-tails investigating Buloke in the Bringalbert area and then last week they were seen actually feeding just a bit further west near Benayeo.

Jan 13, 2012

The Recovery Team has announced that this years annual count will be held on Saturday 5th May. The Annual Count is easy to get involved with. Simply register your interest and we send you the information needed including instructions, a map of your search area and a reporting sheet.
To register, phone 1800 262 062 or email rtbc@birdsaustralia.com.au
 

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