Red-tailed Black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) | Details

Red-tailed Black-cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Until recently, species name commonly given as C. magnificus, which had several days’ seniority, but that name is invalid as description based on illustration of immature female C. lathami (ICZN 1996, Schodde and Mason 1997). Five subspecies currently recognized.

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2010	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	730 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	8,680,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	unknown	unknown	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	15.6 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The world population is believed to be in excess of 100,000 individuals. The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Australia	extant	native	yes	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	non-breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	breeding
Shrubland	Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation	major	non-breeding
Shrubland	Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation	major	breeding
Altitude	0 - 1150 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Utilisation

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Red-tailed Black-cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/red-tailed-black-cockatoo-calyptorhynchus-banksii on 27/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 27/12/2024.