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Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo

Calyptorhynchus latirostris

Description:

Australian Threatened Species...

Notes:

Male Carnaby's Black-Cockatoos feed the female at her nest during the incubation period and fly over 12km to ensure she gets the food she needs during nesting The cockatoos rarely use the same hollow to nest in if the breeding attempt the previous season was unsuccessful The birds display strong bonds with their partners throughout their adult life If two eggs are produced, the second egg is laid two to eight days after the first egg The cockatoos can live for 40 to 50 years in the wild.

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15 Comments

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

Thanks.. I love them too..

StevenSpragg
StevenSpragg 12 years ago

Its an absolute pleasure having these guys fly over my house. Nice picture

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

Thanks Harsha Singh.. 8-)

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 12 years ago

Christiane and cockatoos, I am your fan. ;-)

p.young713
p.young713 12 years ago

Your welcome, Christiane!!

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

Thanks p.young713 for posting this great information. I just hope we will not loose this beautiful bird!

p.young713
p.young713 12 years ago

I know!! I love birds too! The world is a mess, right now!! Hopefully things wll get better with conservation such as the bald eagle program we had here in the US since the 1960s. The wildlife seems to be recovering here, but I think it took a lot of legislation. I can understand both sides now! A lot of Industry closed and now there's unemployment!!! I think in the case of Carnaby's Black-Cockatoos~it states it is the heat(possible global warming) and loss of woodlands? The wildlife area? Is there a lot of building going on there? Also over here at one time there was a lot of DDT use and they did away with it and as a result the wildlife has recovered. I think the article said the rains are coming early could that have anything to do with the earth tilting, I heard it is slightly off the axle? http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2005/jan...
It may effect the seasons I think!

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

@p.young731 I always feel bad when I read a article like that! I hope we will not loose this beautiful bird! That would be a sad day for this world!

p.young713
p.young713 12 years ago

I read the article, it is sad! these are such beautiful birds, Christiane!

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

One very sad article.. I love these birds..
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/j...

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

Thanks Emma and p.young731

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

nice!

p.young713
p.young713 12 years ago

Awesome photo!

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

Thanks... I hope so too...

NicoleB
NicoleB 12 years ago

Beautiful photo!
Hope they'll make it!

Christiane
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Christiane

6346, Western Australia, Australia

Spotted on Jan 11, 2010
Submitted on Aug 11, 2011

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