Zanda funerea
2 Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo at Red Hill, ACT
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| Zanda funerea | natureguy | 2 May 2019 | |
| Zanda funerea | JonSteinbeck | 1 May 2019 |
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6 birds, with most starting on the ground. 2 birds on the ground were making a rasping, pleading sound. I did not see any interaction with them from the other birds. At least 2 birds sounded like they were squabbling, with another bird, often making a call in response. That bird was stripping bark from a tree. 1 bird appeared to have white patches near the yellow on the cheeks. The white patches appeared to have the shafts of the feathers obviously crossing them. A bird was eating something with a yellow flesh. The bird was holding it like a banana but the substance was too small to be that fruit. After a while the birds flew to a nearby tree where 1 took control of a shallow hollow. It occasionally called out or its beak would make a loud sound as it was dragged across the wood. 2 times another bird tried to dislodge the bird. After about 5 minutes the birds flew off to the west, where some of them were again in low trees. As I approached they flew further west.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.116375-35.328965
- Altitude 713.8m
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Red Hill, ACT
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- 27 Apr 2019 08:52 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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Species information
- Zanda funerea Scientific name
- Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- -13.41m to 1830m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Calyptorhynchus funereus
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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