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title: "Red-tailed Black Cockatoo"
description: "Calyptorhynchus banksii — Birds. The red-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) also known as Banksian- or Banks' black cockatoo, is a large black cockatoo native to Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/red-tailed-black-cockatoo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red-tailed Black Cockatoo

> Calyptorhynchus banksii — Birds. The red-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) also known as Banksian- or Banks' black cockatoo, is a large black cockatoo native to Australia.

- Scientific name: *Calyptorhynchus banksii*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 7229
- Wikidata: [Q638242](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q638242)
- iNaturalist taxon: [116844](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/116844)

## Names

- en: Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
- de: Rotschwanzrußkakadu
- es: Cacatúa colirroja
- fr: Cacatoès banksien
- nl: Roodstaartraafkaketoe
- pt: Cacatua-negra-de-cauda-vermelha
- pl: Żałobnica rudosterna

## Countries with the most observations

AU (6767)

## Summary

The red-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) also known as Banksian- or Banks' black cockatoo, is a large black cockatoo native to Australia.  Adult males have a characteristic pair of bright red panels on the tail that gives the species its name. It is more common in the drier parts of the continent. Five subspecies are recognised, differing chiefly in beak size. Although the more northerly subspecies are widespread, the two southern subspecies, the forest red-tailed black cockatoo and the south-eastern red-tailed black cockatoo are under threat.
The species is usually found in eucalyptus woodlands, or…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-tailed_black_cockatoo

## Photo

![Red-tailed Black Cockatoo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-tailed-black-cockatoo/medium.jpg)

Photo: Brecht Verstraete · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/287909838

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-tailed-black-cockatoo?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).