The red-tailed black cockatoo is a threatened Australian bird found in southwestern Victoria and southeastern South Australia. It has a population of less than 1000 and is the smallest of the five black cockatoo species. The red-tailed black cockatoo is threatened by habitat loss through clearing of forests and hollow trees for housing and farms. It faces additional threats from brush-tailed possums competing for nesting sites.

1. Red- tailedblack cockatoo By Stephanie

2. The south- eastern red- tailed black cockatoo is a threatened Australian bird that is found in south- western Victoria and south eastern south Australia

3. Population The current population is less than 1000.

4. There are five species of black cockatoo. The red- tailed black cockatoo is the smallest.

5. Info Size 60 - 65cm Habitat: Open forest Breeding: Lays 1 egg in a hollow tree

6. What does it look like? It has wings It lives in a nest inside a hollow tree It is warm blooded It lays eggs It has one mate for life

7. Classification Class: Aves Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae Genus: Calyptorhynchus Species: Banksii

8. The Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo is a very fussy eater, eating the seeds of only two tree species, which are seeds of the Brown Stringybark tree and the Desert Stringybark tree. Diet

9. Threats The Common Brush tail possum

10. Threats The red-tailed black cockatoo is also threatened because we are cutting down the hollow trees to build houses and for farms.

11. Description The Red-tailed Black Cockatoo is a large black cockatoo. The male has red patches on tail. The female has yellow spots on the tail.

12. 2006 commonwealth games The Victorian Government chose the South-eastern Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo, Karak, as the Official Mascot of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.

13. Bibliography http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/our-projects/red-tailed-black-cockatoo-wbc.html http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/DSE/nrenpa.nsf/FID/-39757F7DC0240D404A256808007D8493?OpenDocument http://year7hawkesdale.wikispaces.com/Science+-+Biology http://www.ozanimals.com/

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