2 Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo at Deakin, ACT
Identification history
| Zanda funerea | Yesterday | Liam.m | ||
| Zanda funerea | Yesterday | LisaH |
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So, it seems that YTB were incubating eggs right under our camera lens (or, literally, above)! Thanks to TomT for noticing and persevering, and Michael M for poling and discovering two eggs that are currently being incubated. We've noticed a family of three YTBs regularly visiting the area (although on one sighting there were two youngsters - perhaps one was from 2024?). The female would poke her head out of the hollow - just as she did last year, so I dismissed the possibility of breeding - but I have to eat my words! And perhaps they were successful last year, unbeknownst to us. I have included a photo of the female from January 7.
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Location information
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
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Collections
LisaH NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Zanda funerea Parrots Birds
Additional information
- True Nesting site
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
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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