Photos by BarrytheBirder
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
(Calyptorhynchus banksii)
I came across this bird recently as part of a travelling menagerie of exotic creatures that was making a presentation in the retirement community in which I live, in Aurora, Ontario. This striking-looking creature is native to Australia, where about only 15,000 remain in the wild.
It is 60 centimeters (24") in length and can live up to 50 years,
but its long-term prospects in the wild are not good.
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Barry the Birder
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