Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
Native to Australia...common
in large flocks.
Calyptorhynchus banksii
(L 24" Wt m-1.5-2; f-1.25-1.75 oz)
Mareeba Wetlands
21Oct2015
Hand-raised birds can
be bought for anywhere
between $15,000 to
$40,000 in the U.S.
Calyptorhynchus is Greek/Latin
for
concealed bill.
© Marc
Anderson
xeno-canto
© Wikipedia
 
female