Red Tailed Black Cockatoo
The Red Tailed Black Cockatoo is also known as the Banksian Cockatoo or Bank's Black Cockatoo. 
There are five subspecies of the Red Tail.
They are a large and loud Cockatoo, measuring around 60 centimetres in length.
The males have red tail panels, and the females and juveniles have yellow spots on their head, yellow bars on their chest and yellow to orange tail panels.
They feed mainly on eucalyptus seeds but also eat a variety of native and introduced grains
They can form large flocks when they find a lot of food.
Breeding time is normally May to September, except for the southeastern subspecies which normally breeds from December to February.
The female lays one to two eggs which she incubates for about 28 days.
Both parents care for the young.
They are widespread and quite common in the northern regions of Australia while the population in the south west is under threat.
Red Tailed Black Cockatoos are usually found near rivers and around eucalyptus trees.
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