Red-⁠tailed Black Cockatoo

Description

Native to Australia, these large cockatoos are known to have 5 recognized subspecies. About 60 cm long with a bushy crest, the male is black with a red tail panel, while the female has fine yellow spots and bars and an orange tail panel. It is the most widespread of its genus and eats mainly seeds, especially of eucalypts, casuarinas, acacias and banksias.