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Calyptorhynchus banksii
A large cockatoo with a black bill. Males are black with clear scarlet panels in their tail, while females have a paler bill, yellow spots on their head, neck and and wings. Females also have barred orange-yellow breast-feathers.
Kimberley Savannah water trough Myall's Bore Endemic to mainland Australia, with five subspecies occurring in eight discrete populations.
Very excited to manage a good shot of these beauties on Threatened Species Day in Australia.
Spotted on Sep 7, 2014
Submitted on Sep 7, 2014
3 Comments
Thanks Neil and Vinny. I was very happy to get a couple of shots. I went to the trough to collect macroinvertebrates for my tanks at school and they flew in.
Great spotting, Barbara. These birds are gorgeous, and you've done them credit with such beautiful photos. Very nice indeed.
Great birds, would love to see em one day