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Red-tailed Black Cockatoo

Calyptorhynchus banksii

Classification

Class
Aves

The red-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) also known as Banksian- or Banks' black cockatoo, is a large black cockatoo native to Australia. Adult males have a characteristic pair of bright red panels on the tail that gives the species its name. It is more common in the drier parts of the continent.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Germany · 2