BIRD #41 OF 45

Carnaby Black Cockatoo

Found only in south-west Western Australia, Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo is one of Australia’s most threatened cockatoos. These noisy, social birds travel in flocks and rely on native woodlands for food and nesting.

You’ll often spot them flying overhead with slow, powerful wingbeats or feeding on banksias, hakeas and eucalyptus seeds.

  • HABITAT

    Woodland, heathland, shrubland

  • CONSERVATION STATUS

    Endangered (EN)

  • LOCATION

    WA

  • HOW TO SPOT IT

    🖤 Large black cockatoo with a short crest
    🤍 Prominent white cheek patch and white tail panels
    🪽 Slow, steady wingbeats in flight
    🌿 Often seen in noisy flocks feeding on native seed cones

  • DID YOU KNOW?

    Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoos can travel more than 50 kilometres in a single day between their nesting sites and feeding areas in search of food.